Pamela Jane

Pamela Jane is the author of 30 books, from board books to memoir. Her new memoir, An Incredible Talent for Existing, is the story of a troubled young woman who longs to be a children’s author but finds herself seriously derailed by radical politics in the 1960s.

My Chronic Pain Was In My Head. But It Was Still Real.

The relationship between mind and body is complicated. Just because your pain is psychosomatic doesn't make you crazy.
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No Silver Lining

My husband's slow descent into delirium had no upside, but it failed to diminish my love for him, or the effect he'd had on my life.
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The Kiddie Car Syndrome

Steering a loved one through illness can bring back to the surface childhood disillusionments long thought forgotten.
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