Dizzy

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A Memoir

Rachel Weaver

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West Virginia University Press
10 February 2026

Biography: general; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Memoirs; Medical diagnosis; Coping with illness

Series: Connective Tissue

""An arresting new memoir…."" – Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air

Beverly Donofrio, author of Riding in Cars with Boys, says ""Dizzy is a testament to the power of hope. Weaver's courage and strength are so inspiring they encourage the same in the reader. If all of that isn't enough, the beauty and agility of the prose may make you regret reaching the last page.""

In her early thirties, Rachel Weaver woke up dizzy and unable to function. She spent the next ten years seeing more than thirty medical practitioners before receiving a diagnosis, and then another eight years before finding relief from her condition. Dizzy is a medical mystery and a cautionary tale about our broken healthcare system. It is a story about learning to live with life's uncertainty, persevering in the pursuit of answers, and striving to find joy in an imperfect yet beautiful world.

By: Rachel Weaver
Imprint: West Virginia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 140mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9781959000747
ISBN 10: 1959000748
Series: Connective Tissue
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 10 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

Rachel Weaver is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel, Point of Direction, was chosen by the ABA in spring 2014 as a Top Ten Debut and awarded the 2015 WILLA Award for Contemporary Fiction. Her second novel, The Last Run, is due out in June 2026. Prior to earning her MFA in writing and poetics from Naropa University, Weaver worked for the Forest Service in Alaska studying bears, raptors, and songbirds. She is on faculty at Wilkes University's low-residency MFA program and at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She lives in Colorado.

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""Dizzy is a memoir of the highest quality. It brings beauty and urgency to the overall necessary conversation about the U.S. medical system, while also functioning as a beautifully written literary memoir. This high-stakes story is spiked with moments of uncommon wisdom, poignancy, and deep emotion. I was moved to tears many times.""-Erika Krouse, author of Save Me, Stranger: Stories ---Erika Krouse, author of Save Me, Stranger: Stories ""-Erika Krouse, author of Save Me, Stranger: Stories"" (12/2/2025 12:00:00 AM)

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