"An elegantly told, powerful new novel about an individual engulfed in the medical system in contemporary America, from the critically acclaimed author Garth Greenwell"-- Provided by publisher.

A poet's life is turned inside out by a sudden, wrenching pain. The pain brings him to his knees, and eventually to the ICU. Confined to bed, plunged into the dysfunctional American healthcare system, he struggles to understand what is happening to his body, as someone who has lived for many years in his mind.