REVIEWS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS:
Academic Medicine, the Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Vol. 86, No. 7, July 2011 (79.5KB)
"Bailey's seamles melding of natural history, literature, and the illness experience creates a unique and intriguing medical humanities narrative that will engage both medical faculty and their students in discussions of compassion, palliative care, and the meaning of life . . . " —Excerpt from Dr. Fran Kendall's commentary on
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
Advance for Nurses Book Club (58.8KB)
"Bedridden with a mysterious illness, Elisabeth Tova Bailey learns to appreciate the small things in life through observation of a woodland snail.
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating features quotes from poets, biologists and even Florence Nightingale - on snails, nature and life. This book could easily benefit [a] reading list for a biology or nursing student."
Synapse: Literature & Medicine Humanities at the Heart of Health Care (72.0KB)
A Q&A with author Elisabeth Tova Bailey.
Synapse reaches several hundred hospital medical humanities reading groups and is a national outreach program of the Maine Humanities Council, in collaboration with the humanities councils of 25 other U.S. states and Argentina.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (46.5KB)
"A gift . . . "
—Review by Charles R. Perakis, DO
REVIEWS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS & PATIENTS:
The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine (120.5KB)
"I read [Bailey’s] account in one sitting, transfixed . . . [It's a] masterpiece . . . provides a portrait of courage that will inspire all of us . . . Read it!" —Reviewed by Howard Spiro, MD. Editor
The Bellevue Literary Review (567.8KB)
"Splendid . . . "
—Reviewed by Jack Coulehan MD of the NYU Langone Medical Center
Hektoen International: A Journal of Medical Humanities (319.8KB)
Excerpt of Chapter 6 "Time & Territory" from The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
International Association for CFS/ME, Newsletter, Vol 4, April 2011 (51.2KB)
“A remarkable book by a woman with CFS/ME . . . beautifully written . . . tremendous insight into illness. I thoroughly recommend this book to those with CFS/ME, their families, doctors and all those involved in their care." —Ros Vallings, MB BS
Dr. David Bell, Lyndonville News (138.1KB)
"A triumph of the human spirit . . . " Vol. 7, Num. 2, August 2010
REVIEWS FOR PATIENTS:
"Profound . . . powerful . . . splendid . . . "
CFS Patient Advocate
"Remarkable . . . [A] masterpiece . . . "
The CFS Report: Book Review by Craig Maupin
"Inspiring . . . "
Vermont CFIDS Association: Book Review by Pat Fero
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (89.6KB)
"Though a book of natural history—the life and culture of an individual wild snail—[Bailey] profoundly captures life with a debilitating chronic illness."
