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    ISBN: 9780992712143
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    AuthorMcGuinness, A. F.
    Pub Date03/05/2018
    BindingPaperback
    Pages420
    Publisher: RED SAIL PRESS
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    A love story. A tragedy. An extraordinary journey to the heart of the human soul. For Londoners Jack and Alice Mann, moving to the coast is a dream come true, but when comedian Jack is struck down by a mysterious illness, a Kafkaesque nightmare unfolds. As the Manns navigate the maze of a healthcare system in crisis, humour turns to despair. With the clock ticking they must find their own answers, and brace themselves for the biggest fight of their lives... ?Inspired by true events, Anatomised cuts through flesh and bone, diving deep into the heart and soul of Lyme disease, one of the fastest-spreading tick-borne illnesses in the world: the controversies, the conspiracies and ultimately, the tragic human cost. ?From life-changing symptoms to the terror of misdiagnoses, from conflicts over treatment to the psychological fallout of abandonment, one thing seems certain: once bitten, you might die… Everyone has their tipping point. What’s yours..?

    A love story. A tragedy. An extraordinary journey to the heart of the human soul.

    For Londoners Jack and Alice Mann, moving to the coast is a dream come true, but when comedian Jack is struck down by a mysterious illness, a Kafkaesque nightmare unfolds. As the Manns navigate the maze of a healthcare system in crisis, humour turns to despair. With the clock ticking they must find their own answers, and brace themselves for the biggest fight of their lives...

    Inspired by true events, Anatomised cuts through flesh and bone, diving deep into the heart and soul of Lyme disease, one of the fastest-spreading tick-borne illnesses in the world: the controversies, the conspiracies and ultimately, the tragic human cost.

    From life-changing symptoms to the terror of misdiagnoses, from conflicts over treatment to the psychological fallout of abandonment, one thing seems certain: once bitten, you might die…

    Everyone has their tipping point.

    What’s yours..?

    Andrew McGuinness was born in London to Irish parents. He's an award-winning author of fiction and non-fiction and has published history, journalism, short stories, novels and poetry. He has lectured at a number of universities across the UK including Newcastle, Glasgow and Manchester. Most recently, Andrew was an associate lecturer in creative writing at two universities in Canterbury. He's been involved in literary festivals, community projects to support new writers and he designed and delivered the first fiction mentoring scheme in Kent. He's been a writer-in-residence at locations as diverse as schools to beach huts and has interviewed world famous novelists at high-profile events, notably Kazuo Ishiguro, Andrew O’Hagan, David Nicholls and Philip Hensher. He lives on the north Kent coast and now works freelance as a writing mentor and editor. Anatomised (2018) is his second novel.