Name: In the Body of the World
ISBN: 9780805095180

Eve Ensler

The author of The Vagina Monologues describes being diagnosed and treated for uterine cancer and how her illness forced her to reconnect with her own body and gave her a better understanding of the resilience of humans. 100,000 first printing.

A Memoir of Cancer and Connection

In the Body of the World

Abby N. Lewis

Note: this book and review contain discussions of domestic abuse, mental health, malpractice, and trauma

Eve Ensler, known for The Vagina Monologues, writes about her struggles with cancer and her tentative relationship with her own body. Raised in an abusive home where she was sexually assaulted by her father, Ensler has spent much of her life separating herself from her own body. In fact, The Vagina Monologues came about largely because of Ensler’s obsession with her own vagina and her desire to understand it, which led her to seek out and interview as many women as she could about their own experiences with their vaginas.

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In the Body of the World A Memoir of Cancer and Connection