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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

'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)