Rowing without Oars - Couverture rigide

Lindquist, Ulla-Carin

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Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 071956686X ISBN 13 : 9780719566868

Editeur : John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2005

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Revue de presse :

Beautifully written, the book is an honest and courageous insight into the last moments of life. (Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition), Reena Gopal)

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)

From the Swedish reviews:

'It is almost impossible to fathom that this refreshing, concentrated, beautiful and sorrowful book has been written by somebody who is living shut up inside a body that seems to have virtually broken down altogether. It is a short but remarkable book... never self-pitying or sentimental'

'A magnificent depiction of what it means to be human'

'This is a book for anyone who falls ill, for their loved ones, or anyone with children, in fact for all of us who are mortal'

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)

This is the affecting story of her final year, told in her own words. (The bookseller)

Showing the contrasting sides of the modern female psyche: charm and resilience but ultimately vulnerability...it's written simply, honestly and with unexpected humour. (Bookseller)

Astonishing ... life-affirming (Daily Mail)

Extraordinary ... beautifully written (Scotland on Sunday)

Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

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.

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