Description
When Tave wakes up alone in the hospital, she barely remembers the car wreck. Far from home, dazed, and despondent, she struggles to face the challenges of her new paralysis-all while worrying about her partner Les, also severely injured in the accident, but now home with her homophobic parents who refuse to allow contact.
In rehab, Tave relearns life skills and comes to recognize that her future will be completely different than she'd imagined. Where will she live? How will she find the care she needs? Can her friends rise to the occasion? Or will she be forced to move back in with her mother, putting up with endless talk of faith healers? Her one beacon of hope is Beth, her physical therapist. But Beth's relationship problems with her own girlfriend push her toward overinvolvement-and risk damaging both her career and Tave's recovery.
A story of courage, resilience, and love, Unswerving challenges readers' preconceived notions of disability, of limitations, and of the inevitability of fate.
About the Author
Barbara Ridley is the author of When It's Over, winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal for Historical Fiction. Before turning to creative writing, she worked for many years as a spinal-cord-injury nurse practitioner.
Reviews
"Unswerving is fresh, vital, and important, with a well-drawn plot that moves the narrative along briskly. There is no miraculous recovery, but there are small victories here."-Anne Finger, author of A Woman, in Bed
"It is rare for a work of fiction to tackle such topics; filled with engaging characters and vividly depicted, Unswerving's account of injury and healing is detailed and believable."-Amy Hoffman, author of Dot & Ralfie
Book Information
ISBN 9780299348144
Author Barbara Ridley
Format Paperback
Page Count 234
Imprint University of Wisconsin Press
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Weight(grams) 272g
In rehab, Tave relearns life skills and comes to recognize that her future will be completely different than she'd imagined. Where will she live? How will she find the care she needs? Can her friends rise to the occasion? Or will she be forced to move back in with her mother, putting up with endless talk of faith healers? Her one beacon of hope is Beth, her physical therapist. But Beth's relationship problems with her own girlfriend push her toward overinvolvement-and risk damaging both her career and Tave's recovery.
A story of courage, resilience, and love, Unswerving challenges readers' preconceived notions of disability, of limitations, and of the inevitability of fate.
About the Author
Barbara Ridley is the author of When It's Over, winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal for Historical Fiction. Before turning to creative writing, she worked for many years as a spinal-cord-injury nurse practitioner.
Reviews
"Unswerving is fresh, vital, and important, with a well-drawn plot that moves the narrative along briskly. There is no miraculous recovery, but there are small victories here."-Anne Finger, author of A Woman, in Bed
"It is rare for a work of fiction to tackle such topics; filled with engaging characters and vividly depicted, Unswerving's account of injury and healing is detailed and believable."-Amy Hoffman, author of Dot & Ralfie
Book Information
ISBN 9780299348144
Author Barbara Ridley
Format Paperback
Page Count 234
Imprint University of Wisconsin Press
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Weight(grams) 272g
