An enthralling read Dr Rachel Clarke, bestselling author of Dear LifeA Royal Society Science Prize shortlisted authorA remarkable book Sunday TimesWhat is phantom limb pain? Can words actually hurt? Why do we experience pain, even after weve healed?We know pain when we feel it. We fear it and try to avoid it. But do we know what it really is? Were currently experiencing a Renaissance in pain science. In recent years our understanding of pain has altered so radically its fair to say that everything we thought we knew about pain is wrong. As Dr Monty Lyman reveals, we misunderstand pain with harmful consequences.Exploring cuttingedge research that encompasses everything from phantom aches to persistent pain, as well as interviews with survivors of torture and those who have never felt pain, Dr Lyman not only provides hope for reducing and managing pain but takes us to a deeper understanding of what it means to be human.This is the untold story of pain our most elusive feeling.Accessible and wellwritten... Dr Lyman takes us into the world of pain Mail on SundayPraise for Monty Lyman and The Remarkable Life of the Skin Seriously entertaining The Times A talented new writer Sunday Times Beautifully written, revealing and surprising Daily Mail Imaginatively told The Spectator An absorbing, factpacked study Nature What a read it is Vogue Fascinating Daily Express

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