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Bone

Marion Woodman

2000245 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2000
first published
  • 2009Penguin USA, Inc. · ENGISBN 9781440610394
  • 2001Penguin (Non-Classics) · 272 pages · ENGISBN 9780140196283
  • 2000Viking Adult · 245 pages · ENGISBN 9780670893744

On November 7, 1993, Marion Woodman was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Here, in journal form, is the story of her illness, her healing process, and her acceptance of life and death. Breathtakingly honest about the factors she feels contributed to her cancer, Woodman also explains how she drew upon every resource-physical and spiritual-available to her to come to terms with her illness. Dreams and imagery, self-reflection and body work, and both traditional and alternative medicine play distinctive roles in Woodman's recovery. Her personal treasury of art, photographs, and quotations-from Dickinson to Blake to Rumi-embellish this unique chronicle of a very personal journey toward transformation.

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