Pieces you'll never get back a memoir of unlikely survival

At 29, as a young writer working on her first novel, Samina Ali nearly died giving birth to her son. Miraculously, she survived the unchecked eclampsia that had endangered her pregnancy, instead sustaining major brain injury and falling into a coma as she gave birth. When she woke up, only her deepe...

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Main Author: Ali, Samina, 1969- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Catapult, 2025.
Edition:First Catapult edition.
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