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: Recounts the physical endangerment she faced at age eight on the set of Terry Gilliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen . She reflects on the failure of adults to protect her and the broader issue of child safeguarding in film.

The collection is structured into six long-form pieces that detail various "dangerous stories" from Polley's life: RunTowardstheDangerepub

: The title essay chronicles her three-year recovery from a severe concussion. After months of avoiding triggers, she was advised by a specialist to "run towards the danger"—actively engaging in the activities that caused symptoms to retrain her brain. Core Themes and Analysis : Recounts the physical endangerment she faced at

The book was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and received widespread acclaim for its "forensic" and "unflinching" honesty. Critics from The New York Times , The Guardian , and The New Yorker praised her ability to synthesize the human condition through vulnerable storytelling. Go to product viewer dialog for this item. After months of avoiding triggers, she was advised

25+ Copies Paperback Run Towards the Danger (Confrontations with a Body of Memory) - 9780593300374 by Sarah Polley