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The Two Kinds of Decay : A Memoir
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The Two Kinds of Decay : A Memoir Paperback - 2009

by Manguso, Sarah

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At 21, Manguso was faced with a wildly unpredictable disease that appeared suddenly, paralyzing her for weeks at a time. In this captivating story, she recalls her nine-year struggle with arduous blood cleansings, collapsed veins, multiple chest catheters, addiction, and depression.

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  • Title The Two Kinds of Decay : A Memoir
  • Author Manguso, Sarah
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Picador, NY
  • Date 2009-05-26
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 8986209-6
  • ISBN 9780312428440 / 0312428448
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 0.76 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Biography
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • New York Times Book Review, 08/02/2009, Page 20
  • New Yorker (The), 04/06/2015, Page 82

About the author

SARAH MANGUSO is the author of two books of poetry, and the short-story collection Hard to Admit and Harder to Escape.