"A Whole New Life" is a memoir by American author Reynolds Price, published in 1994. The book recounts Price's experience of a rare spinal cancer that left him paralyzed from the waist down and his journey of adapting to a new life with a disability. The memoir is structured as a series of vignettes that explore different aspects of Price's life before and after his illness, including his childhood in the South, his education, and his relationships with family, friends, and lovers. Price's writing is praised for its lyricism and emotional honesty, as he grapples with the challenges of his new life and the profound changes it brings to his sense of identity and purpose. The book is a powerful meditation on the human experience of illness, disability, and mortality, and has been widely acclaimed for its insight, compassion, and courage.
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