Dana S. (srgoddess) reviewed I Knew a Woman : Four Women Patients and Their Female Caregiver on + 11 more book reviews
From the back cover:
"Like an intricate and beautiful work of art, Dortney Davis holds up the female body for admiration, reflection, exploration and awe in this sensuous and joyful book. A poet and a nurse practitioner with 25 years' experience, Davis reveals the intimate details of her daily work at a women's clinic over the course of a year. Here are the powerful stories of 4 patients, women who struggle with the body's natural cycles and unexpected surprises, and Davis's own emotions and thoughts as she treats them. 'I Knew a Woman' is a celebration of the reality of the female body..it's glorious beginnings and its subtle endings."
"Like an intricate and beautiful work of art, Dortney Davis holds up the female body for admiration, reflection, exploration and awe in this sensuous and joyful book. A poet and a nurse practitioner with 25 years' experience, Davis reveals the intimate details of her daily work at a women's clinic over the course of a year. Here are the powerful stories of 4 patients, women who struggle with the body's natural cycles and unexpected surprises, and Davis's own emotions and thoughts as she treats them. 'I Knew a Woman' is a celebration of the reality of the female body..it's glorious beginnings and its subtle endings."
