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My brain, which had just let me down so badly, was perhaps never so active. The paramedics' question was a fundamental one. Who are you? Yes indeed. Who am I?
Robert McCrum was forty-two when he suffered a massive stroke which left one side of his body totally paralysed, his speech drastically impaired, and his sense of himself radically altered. What followed was a prolonged period of recovery, full of heartache and frustration, as he gradually regained sensation, movement, and self-esteem and as his family pulled together in the extraordinary effort necessary to make him well again.
My Year Off is a moving story of determination, courage, and love that sings with wit and honesty. An invaluable insight into the reality of life after stroke, the moments of hope, the anger and despair, this is a book that gives voice to millions.
'Not only a riveting account of sudden illness, but also of love being put under a real test: a heart-warming triumph' Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday Times
'I have never read anything quite like this, moving and unsentimental . . . it should be prescribed reading for all' Beryl Bainbridge

My brain, which had just let me down so badly, was perhaps never so active. The paramedics' question was a fundamental one. Who are you? Yes indeed. Who am I?
Robert McCrum was forty-two when he suffered a massive stroke which left one side of his body totally paralysed, his speech drastically impaired, and his sense of himself radically altered. What followed was a prolonged period of recovery, full of heartache and frustration, as he gradually regained sensation, movement, and self-esteem and as his family pulled together in the extraordinary effort necessary to make him well again.
My Year Off is a moving story of determination, courage, and love that sings with wit and honesty. An invaluable insight into the reality of life after stroke, the moments of hope, the anger and despair, this is a book that gives voice to millions.
'Not only a riveting account of sudden illness, but also of love being put under a real test: a heart-warming triumph' Kazuo Ishiguro, Sunday Times
'I have never read anything quite like this, moving and unsentimental . . . it should be prescribed reading for all' Beryl Bainbridge

Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Medium: Taschenbuch
Übersetzungstitel: Mein Jahr draußen
Inhalt: 304 S.
ISBN-13: 9781447289265
ISBN-10: 1447289269
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Paperback
Autor: McCrum, Robert
Hersteller: Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 195 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Robert McCrum
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.06.2015
Gewicht: 0,257 kg
Artikel-ID: 104911218