{"product_id":"the-tincture-of-time-isbn-9781101981450","title":"The Tincture of Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet against the unexplained stroke of the author’s newborn daughter, this stunning, unflinchingly honest memoir is a thought-provoking reflection on uncertainty in medicine and in life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up as the daughter of a dedicated surgeon, Elizabeth L. Silver felt an unquestioned faith in medicine. When her six-week-old daughter, Abby, was rushed to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with sudden seizures, and scans revealed a serious brain bleed, her relationship to medicine began to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Tincture of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is Silver’s gorgeous and haunting chronicle of Abby’s first year. It’s a year of unending tests, doctors’ opinions, sleepless nights, promising signs and steps backward, and above all, uncertainty: The mysterious circumstances of Abby’s hospitalization attract dozens of specialists, none of whom can offer a conclusive answer about what went wrong or what the future holds. As Silver explores what it means to cope with uncertainty as a patient and parent and seeks peace in the reality that Abby’s injury may never be fully understood, she looks beyond her own story for comfort, probing literature and religion, examining the practice of medicine throughout history, and reporting the experiences of doctors, patients, and fellow caretakers. The result is a brilliant blend of personal narrative and cultural analysis, at once a poignant snapshot of a parent’s struggle and a wise meditation on the reality of uncertainty, in and out of medicine, and the hard-won truth that time is often its only cure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Heart-wrenching, unflinchingly honest, and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eThe Tincture of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful story of parenthood, an astute examination of the boundaries of medicine, and an inspiring reminder of life’s precariousness.“A delicate weave of cultural analysis, personal history, and religious teachings in a meditation on the limits of science and the boundless capacity of the human heart.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Silver brings to this moving personal account a novelist’s pacing, a poet’s lyricism and a researcher’s meticulousness for fact.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The mental trauma resulting from the very real possibility that a beloved baby may die is difficult to articulate. Nonetheless, Silver does so—masterfully—in her book \u003ci\u003eThe Tincture of Time\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . The strength of \u003ci\u003eTincture \u003c\/i\u003eis its close attention to detail, which immerses the reader in events as they unfold. . . . Readers don’t have to be parents to relate to this engaging story and thoughtful, thorough consideration of uncertainty within and outside the medical establishment.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Jewish Book Council\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A mother’s uncertainty about her baby daughter’s medical care pervades this unsettling memoir. . . . Readers will share Silver’s unease with uncertainty. This will resonate with anyone who has experienced diagnostic difficulties.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Smartly conceived and well written. . . . An excellent book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In Elizabeth Silver’s masterful hands, suffering creates poetry. She draws upon MRI scans, Greek mythology, and the history of medicine to tell the story of her infant daughter’s brain bleed, and the resulting meditation on trauma, memory, and time is one of the most riveting stories of illness that I’ve ever read. This is an unforgettable book.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eSusannah Cahalan, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eBrain on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The Tincture of Time\u003c\/i\u003e delivers two remarkable books for the price of one: an honest, raw, exquisitely written narrative and an astute yet deeply compassionate investigation of the practice of medicine. It’s a book for anyone who’s ever grappled with the inescapable uncertainty of life—that is to say, it’s a book for everyone. Simply put, I was blown away.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Darin Strauss, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eHalf a Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s nearly impossible to put \u003ci\u003eThe Tincture of Time\u003c\/i\u003e down. Elizabeth L. Silver’s brilliant memoir burns from page to page, teaching the reader as much about the fragility of life as it does the power of love.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eChrista Parravani, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eHer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Tincture of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a medical mystery and an affecting meditation on how to live without certainty. Elizabeth L. Silver has written a compelling account of a mother’s worst nightmare with grace, intelligence, and love.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jill Bialosky, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eHistory of a Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Tincture of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is just the kind of memoir this world desperately needs. In precise and powerful language, Elizabeth Silver uses her deeply singular experience to shed light on universal issues of wellness, health, the body, healing, and trust. She shines her bright, generous intellect into the deepest reaches of her own heart, and into the heart of every reader. This book will change you, teach you, move you. Read it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Emily Rapp, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Still Point of the Turning World\u003c\/i\u003eElizabeth L. Silver is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Execution of Noa P. Singleton\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in seven languages. Her writing has been published in McSweeney’s, The Huffington Post, The Rumpus, The Millions, and elsewhere. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the MA Programme in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in England, and Temple University, Beasley School of Law, Silver has worked as an attorney in Texas and California and as an adjunct instructor of English literature and composition at Drexel and St. Joseph's Universities. She lives with her family in Los Angeles.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302162813157,"sku":"NP9781101981450","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781101981450.jpg?v=1767741864","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-tincture-of-time-isbn-9781101981450","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}