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The Perfect Body

Anna Willman

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Description:A perfect match or a recipe for disaster? Strong-willed, passionate, and sensual, Maggie was born with a disabling condition (spinal muscular atrophy) that leaves her almost completely helpless physically. Francie, in contrast, is an emotional wreck in a healthy body, struggling to heal from years of emotional and physical abuse, sexual betrayal, and repressive religious fundamentalism. When she hires Francie to act as her ‘arms and legs’, Maggie is recovering from her own emotional crisis. Focused on her own pain, Maggie misses important cues to Francie’s growing emotional dependence upon her. As Francie strives to become the ‘perfect body’ for her employer, Maggie becomes increasingly dependent – physically – upon the quiet, unassuming aide. The Perfect Body is about unequal power in relationships, about emotional pain and obsession and recovery. It is a story about stories – how we build our own fictions about our lives and the lives of those around us.It also provides an up-close look at the world of the disabled – their unique vulnerabilities, the courage with which they tackle the obstacles of everyday life, and how, like the rest of us, they find meaning through employment, sexuality, creativity, laughter, friendship, family, and personal growth. Set in small town Oregon in the 1990s, The Perfect Body highlights, too, the importance of the undervalued and difficult job that caregivers do each day as they empower and support their charges while remaining in the background of their lives.As the novel moves towards a crisis that could mean ruin for both women, the question arises: which one is truly ‘dis’-abled? And which one plays the role of puppet master – the one who moves the other’s arms and legs, or the one who tells her where and how to move them?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Perfect Body. To get started finding The Perfect Body, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A perfect match or a recipe for disaster? Strong-willed, passionate, and sensual, Maggie was born with a disabling condition (spinal muscular atrophy) that leaves her almost completely helpless physically. Francie, in contrast, is an emotional wreck in a healthy body, struggling to heal from years of emotional and physical abuse, sexual betrayal, and repressive religious fundamentalism. When she hires Francie to act as her ‘arms and legs’, Maggie is recovering from her own emotional crisis. Focused on her own pain, Maggie misses important cues to Francie’s growing emotional dependence upon her. As Francie strives to become the ‘perfect body’ for her employer, Maggie becomes increasingly dependent – physically – upon the quiet, unassuming aide. The Perfect Body is about unequal power in relationships, about emotional pain and obsession and recovery. It is a story about stories – how we build our own fictions about our lives and the lives of those around us.It also provides an up-close look at the world of the disabled – their unique vulnerabilities, the courage with which they tackle the obstacles of everyday life, and how, like the rest of us, they find meaning through employment, sexuality, creativity, laughter, friendship, family, and personal growth. Set in small town Oregon in the 1990s, The Perfect Body highlights, too, the importance of the undervalued and difficult job that caregivers do each day as they empower and support their charges while remaining in the background of their lives.As the novel moves towards a crisis that could mean ruin for both women, the question arises: which one is truly ‘dis’-abled? And which one plays the role of puppet master – the one who moves the other’s arms and legs, or the one who tells her where and how to move them?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Perfect Body. To get started finding The Perfect Body, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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