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Reviewed on July 1, 2021 | Social Sciences
In her newest work, Copaken (The Red Book; Between Here and April) recounts key moments from her battles with multiple illnesses and their treatments. The narrative picks up just after the publication of Copaken's 2001 memoir Shutterbabe, after which she starts a writing career that becomes more precarious when journalism jobs begin to vanish in the 2010s. When Copaken becomes ill, she needs treatment that forces her to navigate the United States health care system, with inadequat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More