{"product_id":"sleepless","title":"Sleepless","description":"\u003ci\u003eSleepless\u003c\/i\u003e is both a personal account of the author's inability to sleep and a poetic survey of a range of artists and others who have suffered from chronic insomnia-a book for everyone who has found sleep elusive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world is divided into those who can sleep and those who can't.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is it like to live with chronic insomnia? For Marie Darrieussecq, not sleeping began after the birth of her first\u003cbr\u003echild and continues more than twenty years later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSleepless\u003c\/i\u003e, she recounts her own experiences alongside those of fellow insomniacs, mostly writers, some of whom claim a connection between not sleeping and creativity. With her inimitable humour, she describes her countless attempts to find a remedy, including consulting a somnologist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDarrieussecq discusses bedrooms, beds, the homeless, refugees, trauma, our wakefulness online, and how our relationship with animals is connected to whether we can sleep. \u003ci\u003eSleepless\u003c\/i\u003e will awaken you to the otherness of our world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsomnia feeds off this bewildering feeling: there is something else.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Marie Darrieussecq","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516754395197,"sku":null,"price":33.24,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781922790088.jpg?v=1787572038","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/sleepless","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}