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Hustvedt, who has suffered from migraines and their associated sensory disturbances since childhood, is the author of "The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves," a memoir about a seizure disorder she developed in 2004. Her recent interest in brain science shows up here
-- Boris and his paramour are both neuroscientists -- but ultimately the story belongs to poet Mia, with her fanciful imagination, razor-sharp observations and captivating way with words. Although Hustvedt's self-conscious narrative devices, including directly addressing the reader, may at times make you wish she would just tell the story, her finely wrought descriptions of everything from maternal love to mean girls and marital sex make this slim volume well worth reading. ___ Online:
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