{"product_id":"dizzy-a-memoir-9781959000747","title":"Dizzy: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeverly Donofrio, author of \u003ci\u003eRiding in Cars with Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, says \"\u003ci\u003eDizzy\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the power of hope. Weaver's courage and strength are so inspiring they encourage the same in the reader. If all of that isn't enough, the beauty and agility of the prose may make you regret reaching the last page.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her early thirties, Rachel Weaver woke up dizzy and unable to function. She spent the next ten years seeing more than thirty medical practitioners before receiving a diagnosis, and then another eight years before finding relief from her condition. \u003ci\u003eDizzy\u003c\/i\u003e is amedical mystery and a cautionary tale about our broken healthcare system. It is a story about learning to live with life's uncertainty, persevering in the pursuit of answers, and striving to find joy in an imperfect yet beautiful world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Weaver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Virginia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959000747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Weaver is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003ePoint of Direction\u003c\/i\u003e, was chosen by the ABA in spring 2014 as a Top Ten Debut and awarded the 2015 WILLA Award for Contemporary Fiction. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Run\u003c\/i\u003e, is due out in June 2026. Prior to earning her MFA in writing and poetics from Naropa University, Weaver worked for the Forest Service in Alaska studying bears, raptors, and songbirds. She is on faculty at Wilkes University's low-residency MFA program and at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She lives in Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rachel Weaver \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659107287197,"sku":"9781959000747","price":37.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4575f49b-8c0e-4348-a9c5-16d845fb3063.jpg?v=1771350254","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/dizzy-a-memoir-9781959000747","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}