In the summer of 1992, on the eve of an American tour, Ben Watt, one
half of the Billboard-topping pop duo Everything But The Girl, was
taken to a London hospital complaining of chest pain. He didn't leave
for two and a half months. Watt had developed a rare life-threatening
disease that initially baffled doctors. By the time he was allowed home,
his ravaged body was forty-six pounds lighter and he was missing most of
his small intestine. Watt injects pathos and humor into his medical
nightmare, writing about his childhood, reflecting on his family and on
his shared life with band member and partner Tracey Thorn. The result is
a provocative and affecting memoir about life, illness, and survival.