{"product_id":"a-life-lived-chronically-claire-r-silverstone-bright-9781807640750","title":"A Life Lived Chronically: Memoir of a DES Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore she was born, a drug prescribed to millions of pregnant women had already shaped Claire R. Silverstone-Bright's future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn A Life Lived Chronically: Memoir of a DES Daughter, Claire tells the powerful story of growing up as part of a generation unknowingly exposed in the womb to diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic hormone once widely prescribed to prevent miscarriage. Marketed as a medical breakthrough, DES would later be linked to serious health consequences for the daughters born after its use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Claire, this hidden inheritance meant a life marked by surgeries, medical scrutiny, and the quiet but relentless presence of chronic illness. Yet this memoir is far more than a catalogue of medical encounters. With honesty, intelligence, and resilience, Claire explores what it means to live a life shaped by decisions made long before one has a voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her personal experience as well as her background in criminology and justice, she examines the broader systems of authority, medicine, and silence that allowed DES to affect generations of women. Alongside the medical story runs a deeply human one: of identity, family, survival, and the determination to reclaim one's narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Life Lived Chronically is both a personal testimony and an act of witness. It gives voice to the overlooked legacy carried by DES daughters and invites readers to reflect on the cost of progress when the full truth is not yet known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire R. Silverstone-Bright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1807640752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781807640750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Panda Publishing Agency UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Claire R. Silverstone-Bright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665404596479,"sku":"9781807640750","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-life-lived-chronically-claire-r-silverstone-bright-9781807640750","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}