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In These Bones Are Real: A Memoir of Menopause, Motherhood, and What Remains, Anna Sullivan writes about the unexpected journey she began at the age of thirty-seven—one that would challenge everything she knew about her body, her marriage, and her sense of self.
It starts when she is diagnosed with breast cancer and her estrogen-suppressing treatment throws her into menopause almost overnight. Overwhelmed by brain fog, sleepless nights, hot flashes, and sexual dysfunction caused by Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM), Anna tries to ignore her symptoms, convinced they will eventually pass. Instead, she finds herself slipping away, disconnected and uncertain of who she is becoming, grieving the loss of the vitality, confidence, and identity she once took for granted. As a therapist, she knew change was inevitable, that aging was a part of life, and yet it seemed unacceptable that this was the price of survival: a body that felt broken.
What unfolds is a deeply personal examination of midlife, sexuality, illness, and inherited trauma. As Anna investigates the silence surrounding women’s health, she is forced to confront painful truths within her own family history, including a traumatic experience from her adolescence that continues to shape her understanding of intimacy, shame, and survival. Moving between the physical realities of menopause and the emotional terrain of memory, These Bones Are Real becomes not just a story about trying to “fix” a body, but about learning to live inside one. Anna must reckon with what she is willing to sacrifice, given her history of breast cancer and the limited treatment options available. In the end, she arrives at a hard-won understanding: the body is both fragile and resilient, capable of carrying grief and desire all at once.
What begins as a quest to fix her symptoms of menopause becomes a deep exploration of discernment and autonomy. An inquiry into what it means to trust herself in a world full of competing voices. Anna’s story reveals that while we live in a culture obsessed with youth, growing older is both a privilege and an opportunity to deepen our capacity for pleasure, intimacy, and connection. Aging is not something to fear, but an invitation to inhabit ourselves more fully.
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Writer: Sullivan, Anna
Release Date: 2027-04-13
FOC Date: 2027-03-09
Page Count: 352
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SKU: 9780757325632
Barcode: 9780757325632
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