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No Cure for Being Human
(and Other Truths I Need to Hear)
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The visceral and insightful personal story of a Divinity Professor coming to terms with what life really means, as she approaches its close.
A SUNDAY TIMES AND INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AND INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved) asks, how do you move forward with a life you didn't choose?
Hailed by Glennon Doyle as 'the Christian Joan Didion', Kate Bowler used to accept the modern idea that life is an endless horizon of possibilities, a series of choices which, if made correctly, would lead us to a place just out of our reach. A beach body by summer. A trip to Disneyland around the corner. A promotion on the horizon. But then, at thirty-five, she was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer, and now she has to ask one of the most fundamental questions of allβhow do we create meaning in our lives when the life we hoped for is put on hold indefinitely?
In No Cure for Being Human, Kate searches for a way forward as she mines the wisdom (and absurdity) of our modern 'best life now' advice industry, which offers us exhausting positivity, trying to convince us that we can out-eat, out-learn, and out-perform our humanness. With dry wit and unflinching honesty, she grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith, searching for some kind of peace with her limitations in a culture that says anything is possible.
Frank and funny, dark and wise, Kate's irreverent, hard-won observations in No Cure for Being Human chart a bold path towards learning new ways to live.
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Kate Bowler's No Cure for Being Human is often praised for its insightful and beautifully written exploration of life's unpredictabilities and the acceptance of experiences beyond our control. Readers appreciate her dry wit and compassion, finding the memoir both a comforting and an eye-opening reflection on the human condition. This work is frequently described as life-changing, with a mix of humour and heartfelt sincerity that resonates deeply with audiences.
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ISBN: 9781846047190
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 October 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Rider & Co
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 160g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Kate Bowler is the NYT bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason and her TED talk on the topic has over 9 million views to date. She hosts the popular podcast 'Everything Happens' and has previously appeared on NPR, Today, New York Times, Washington Post and Time. Kate is an Associate Professor of the History of Christianity in North America at Duke Divinity School. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, Toban, and son, Zach.
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