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A SHORT HISTORY OF FALLING
Publisher:
FOURTH ESTATE
| Author:
Joe Hammond
| Language:
English
| Format:
Hardback
Publisher:
FOURTH ESTATE
Author:
Joe Hammond
Language:
English
Format:
Hardback
₹599 ₹419
Save: 30%
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Weight | 320 g |
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Category: Biography & ​Memoir
Page Extent:
256
A Short History of Falling: like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and When Breath Becomes Air: is a searingly beautiful, profound and unforgettable memoir that finds light and even humour in the darkest of places. We keep an old shoebox, Gill and I, nestled in a drawer in our room. It’s filled with thirty-three birthday cards for our two young sons: one for every year I’ll miss until they’re twenty-one. I wrote them because, since the end of 217, I’ve been living with: and dying from: motor neurone disease. This book is about the process of saying goodbye. To my body, as I journey from unexpected clumsiness to a wheelchair that resembles a spacecraft, with rods and pads and dials and bleeps. To this world, as I play less of a part in it and find myself floating off into unlighted territory. To Gill, my wife. To Tom and Jimmy. A Short History of Falling is about the sadness (and the anger, and the fear), but it’s about what’s beautiful too. It’s about love and fatherhood, about the precious experience of observing my last moments with this body, surrounded by the people who matter most. It’s about what it feels like to confront the fact that my family will persist through time with only a memory of me. In many ways, it has been the most amazing time of my life.
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A Short History of Falling: like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and When Breath Becomes Air: is a searingly beautiful, profound and unforgettable memoir that finds light and even humour in the darkest of places. We keep an old shoebox, Gill and I, nestled in a drawer in our room. It’s filled with thirty-three birthday cards for our two young sons: one for every year I’ll miss until they’re twenty-one. I wrote them because, since the end of 217, I’ve been living with: and dying from: motor neurone disease. This book is about the process of saying goodbye. To my body, as I journey from unexpected clumsiness to a wheelchair that resembles a spacecraft, with rods and pads and dials and bleeps. To this world, as I play less of a part in it and find myself floating off into unlighted territory. To Gill, my wife. To Tom and Jimmy. A Short History of Falling is about the sadness (and the anger, and the fear), but it’s about what’s beautiful too. It’s about love and fatherhood, about the precious experience of observing my last moments with this body, surrounded by the people who matter most. It’s about what it feels like to confront the fact that my family will persist through time with only a memory of me. In many ways, it has been the most amazing time of my life.
About Author
Joe Hammond was a critically acclaimed writer and playwright. He took part in the Royal Court Studio Writers' Group in 212, having previously been mentored by the theatre and BBC. His debut London production 'Where the Mangrove Grows' played at Theatre53 in 212 and was later published by Bloomsbury. His memoir, A Short History of Falling, chronicling the last days of his life, was published by 4th Estate in 219 shortly before his death. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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