Rowing Without Oars - Couverture rigide

Lindquist, Ulla-carin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0670034754 ISBN 13 : 9780670034758

Editeur : Viking Pr, 2006

Synopsis

Rowing Without Oars In the tradition of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the extraordinary account of a woman's illness and her struggle to come to terms with death Ulla-Carin Lindquist was happily married with four adoring children and a successful career as a newscaster. All of that changed when, as her fiftieth birthday drew near, she began to notice small failures of strength and strange numbing sensations in ... Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'If you take this book to heart, it could and should change the way you live' (Sunday Telegraph)

Astonishing ... life-affirming (Daily Mail)

Extraordinary ... beautifully written (Scotland on Sunday)

I have never read anything like it - its quietness, its courage, its lucidity; I found it searing, beautiful, terrifying, and, at the same time, affirming - and reassuring (Oliver Sacks)

The astonishing triumph of her book is that its lasting impression is not one of hospitals and the endless prodding and probing that accompanies serious illness, but of sunlight on water, children's laughter, winter flowers. (Daily Mail)

Remarkable ... a quietly moving and direct account not just of her sadness at knowing she would leave her family, but of the joy she was able to feel when she relaxed enough to live in the moment (The Times)

A remarkable account of one woman's courage when confronted with her own terminal illness (Belfast Telegraph)

'The smartness and extreme bravery of Lindquist's narrative ... intelligent ... elegant' (Financial Times)

'An extraordinary book' (Bookseller)

'I would recommend this book to everyone and I am sure that reading groups would find a great many of issues to discuss - in fact, I have started to read it again' (New Books)

'The intimate exchanges with her children, and the detail with which she describes her decline, leave the reader feeling like a confidante ... an articulate and sensitive memoir' (Easy Living)

'Compelling' (Prima)

'A dignified and courageous account ... beautifully written and very moving.' (Woman & Home)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

With a highflying career, a renowned surgeon as a husband, and four gorgeous children, Ulla-Carin Lindquist is a woman who seemingly has everything. Then, on her fiftieth birthday, she is suddenly diagnosed with ALS, an aggressive and incurable form of motor neurone disease. Within a year, Ulla-Carin will die.

Rowing without Oars is the story of this final year. In writing striking for its honesty, simplicity and unexpected humour, Ulla-Carin describes how it feels to be losing control of her life, and to know that soon she will die and leave her beloved husband and children. The result is a heart-breaking book. It is also one of the most inspiring and uplifting memoirs of recent years.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Viking Pr
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0670034754
• ISBN 13: 9780670034758
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 197