Kate Womersley
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It’s entirely possible to die of a broken heart
It’s entirely possible to die of a broken heart on The Spectator | The numbers invite awe: three billion beats in a lifetime; 100,000 miles of vessels. But… → Read More
Why I now find listening to Beethoven nauseating
Why I now find listening to Beethoven nauseating on The Spectator | Stephen Bernard has led an institutionalised life. Behind the doors of the church… → Read More
Read Nicola Barker’s H(A)PPY to the guitar music of Agustin Barrios
It is an unexpected pleasure when fiction has a soundtrack to accompany the work of reviewing. H(A)PPY is ‘best enjoyed in conjunction with Agustin Barrios: The Complete Historical Guitar Recordings’… → Read More
The perfect place to fall in love? The mortuary
I grew up with a skeleton in the attic. My mother’s clinical training bestowed on our family a short man’s dry remains, and his residency at home fed the nightmares of my siblings. When I started medical school, he came too, but now as an ally in passing the anatomy exam. On moving house, I stiffened as the taxi driver carried the loosely fastened casket in just one hand. A pavement littered… → Read More
How to improve bedside manners
‘A tricky part of my job,’ the GP said, scrolling through the next patient’s notes, ‘is breaking good news.’ As a medical student on placement, I listened as he told the young woman that her… → Read More
Want to feel better? Be kind to your bugs
It’s a modern pastime to hypothesise about what makes a good relationship. One evening not long ago in a Berlin… → Read More