Personal Stories

The Leeds Libraries for Health have been successful in securing some external funding to develop a collection of Personal Stories - to provide insight into the impact of illness on individuals and their families.

We have several bestsellers in the collection including:

Being mortal
When breath becomes air
Somebody I used to know

View the full list of books available

If you would like to borrow any of these books please contact your local library.

Personal Stories collections are also available at University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Public Library Service.

Personal Stories

We have Personal Stories covering a variety of illnesses including:

Alzheimer's Disease
Autism
Bereavement
Brain Injury
Breast Cancer
Cancer
Death
Dementia
Depression
Eating disorders
Grief
Mental Health
Stroke
Stillbirth

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