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Title: MY YEAR OFF
REDISCOVERING LIFE AFTER A STROKE
By: Robert McCrum, Henry Marsh
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1447289269
ISBN 13: 9781447289265
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Publisher: PAN MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 18 June, 2015
Edition: Main Market Ed.
Series: Picador Classic 25
Pages: 304
Description: A heart-warming, compassionate book about sudden illness and love under pressure.
Synopsis: With an introduction by Henry Marsh, author of Do No HarmMy 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 heart ache 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 touching classic that gives voice to millions.
Reader Age: From 18 years
Publication: UK
Imprint: Picador
Returns: Returnable
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