AUDIOBOOK

The Man Who Couldn't Eat

Jon Reiner
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Duration
9h 7m
Year
2011
Language
English

About

Jon Reiner was married with two children, when a near-fatal medical crisis that resulted in emergency surgery threatened to take his life. He was sentenced to months of intravenous feeding that required him to abstain from eating anything. 'Nothing by mouth' came to represent not only the prolonged food deprivation that would have a radical impact on Jon's relationship with food but the intense and enduring effect it would have both on his emotional state, his relationships with family, friends

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"Starred Review. Winner of a Listen Up Award for Nonfiction. This compelling audio edition of Reiner's fascinating and heart-wrenching memoir features an inspired and intimate performance from narrator Dan John Miller. His delivery is well paced and steepe"
Publishers Weekly
"...[narrator] authentically engaged with the humanity and pathos in the author's story...moving and instructive..."
AudioFile
"...heart-wrenching...An inspiring, incredible tale."
Kirkus Reviews

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