Constellations: Reflections from Life

This memoir and collection of essays by Sinéad Gleeson chronicles life in a body, from sickness and health to motherhood and love. Gleeson views her body as artificial stars, glistening beneath the skin, a map of connections and a guide to different perspectives. Gleeson’s life has been marked by terrible illness, including leukemia and arthritis. As a child, she bathed in the Lourdes springs, hoping for cooperation from her body. However, when she turned inward to explore her pain and recovery, she turned her gaze outward. She delved into history, art, literature, and music, plotting the intimate experience of life in a woman’s body. From Nick Cave to Taylor Swift, Botticelli to Frida Kahlo, Gleeson’s investigation into different ways of seeing, both personal and universal.

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