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The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness

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I Index Overall Rating

Readers

35/100

Critics

77/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Suzanne O'Sullivan

Publisher:

Pantheon

Date:

September 21, 2021

Dr. Suzanne O’Sullivan investigates psychosomatic disorders, traveling the world to visit communi­ties suffering from these so-called mystery illnesses.

What The Reviewers Say

Brandy Schillace,
The Wall Street Journal
... at once poignant, surprising and sometimes horrifying.
James McConnachie,
The Sunday Times (UK)
... extraordinary.
Emily Eakin,
The New York Times Book Review
... fascinating and provocative.
Alice Robb,
The New Statesman (UK)
O’Sullivan travels the world collecting fascinating stories of culture-bound syndromes, which she relays with nuance and sensitivity.