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    I’m looking for books which either focus on or have a realistic depiction of disability; specifically, chronic conditions and invisible disabilities. 

    I live with Crohn’s Disease and an ileostomy, and I’ve been working myself up to write a book about my experiences for several years now. I haven’t read many books which depict the kinds of things I want to write about. That’s not for a lack of trying, chronic illness is underrepresented in literature and art in general. 

    The closest I’ve come is: 
    A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara (Jude St. Francis)
    First Law Trilogy – Joe Abercrombie (Glokta)
    The Choice – Dr. Edith Eger

    Of course, the first two are rather extreme instances of disability, and are fiction.
    The Choice isn’t really disability, but its meditations on recovery I found hugely inspirational and informative for how I’d like to write about learning to cope with illness.

    Therefore, I’m open to fiction and non-fiction, though primarily I’d like non-fiction recommendations, as I mainly want books which will help inform my approach to writing my firsthand experiences.

    Thanks for taking the time to read, any and all recommendations are appreciated 🙂

    by Sad-Bus792

    1 Comment

    1. A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena is a fantasy fiction book. The author has an invisible disability and so does the main character in the book.

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