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Caroline Crampton

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The United Kingdom

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https://carolinecrampton.com/

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Caroline Crampton writes non-fiction books about the world and how we live in it. She is also the creator and host of the Shedunnit podcast which unravels the mysteries behind classic detective fiction.

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Average rating: 3.81 · 716 ratings · 144 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria 3.72 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 2024 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way to the Sea: The Forgotten Histories Of The Thames Estuary 4.05 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agatha Christie's England: A Map and Guide from Herb Lester by Caroline Crampton (Goodreads Author), Ryan Bosse (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Total Politics Guide to Political Blogging in the UK 2011/12 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria [Audio] by Caroline Crampton (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“If I have to inhabit a fragile meat vessel that could disintegrate at any moment, at least don't make me think about it all the time.”
― Caroline Crampton, A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria

tags: anti-mindfulness, bodies, body-and-mind, body-vs-mind, funny, health, health-anxiety

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“Illness is a story we tell about ourselves. The narrative is the connective tissue that joins together the symptoms and perceptions and makes sense of them. It's how impenetrable concepts like death and life become something that can be incorporated comfortably into day-to-day existence. A serious illness is much easier to cope with if it can be slotted into a familiar structure with a beginning, middle, and end. It's also why metaphors of battle or struggle are so popular for describing sickness. It draws the line between them and us, good and evil.”
― Caroline Crampton, A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria

tags: illness, illness-as-metaphor, metaphor

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“Fairy tales and folklore are full of this moment: a potion to be swallowed that will transform or destroy a life....When life is especially difficult or hard, the notion that just a single action could render everything straightforward and easy is especially attractive. This is part of our wider impulse to narrativize. The hardships must mean something. The cure must be dramatic and all-encompassing, because incremental or intermittent improvements make for a terrible story.”
― Caroline Crampton, A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria

tags: illness-as-metaphor, narrative

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