The Illness Lesson av Clare Beams

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<p><b>''A modern scream of female outrage. A masterpiece'' ELIZABETH GILBERT</b><br><b><br>''Astoundingly original . . . belongs on the shelf with your Margaret Atwood'' <i>NEW YORK TIMES<br></i></b><br><b>Haunting, intense and irresistible, The Illness Lesson is an extraordinary debut about women''s minds and bodies, and the time-honoured tradition of doubting both.</b><br><br>In 1871, at an elite new school designed to shape the minds of young women, the inscrutable and defiant Eliza Bell has been overwhelmed by an inexplicable illness.<br><br>Before long, the other girls start to succumb to its peculiar symptoms - rashes, tics,<br>night wanderings and fits.<br><br>As the disease takes hold, teacher Caroline Hood tries desperately to hide her own symptoms, but<br>the powers-that-be turn to a sinister physician with dubious methods.<br><br>Does Caroline have the courage to confront the all-male, all-knowing authorities of her world<br>and protect the young women in her care?<br><br><b