It's Not Yet Dark: A Memoir
by Simon Fitzmaurice /
2017 / English / EPUB
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“A fiercely eloquent testament to making the most out of every
moment we're given.”
“A fiercely eloquent testament to making the most out of every
moment we're given.”
—
—People
People, Book of the Week
, Book of the WeekA luminous memoir in the tradition of
A luminous memoir in the tradition ofThe Diving Bell and
the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and
the Butterfly and a #1 bestseller upon its initial release in
Ireland, a young filmmaker gives us “a story of courage, of
heart, of coming back for more, of love and struggle and the
power of both” (Joseph O'Connor).
and a #1 bestseller upon its initial release in
Ireland, a young filmmaker gives us “a story of courage, of
heart, of coming back for more, of love and struggle and the
power of both” (Joseph O'Connor).
In 2008, Simon Fitzmaurice was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou
Gehrig’s disease. He was given four years to live. In 2010, in a
state of lung-function collapse, Simon knew with crystal clarity
that now was not his time to die. Against all prevailing medical
opinion, he chose to ventilate in order to stay alive.
In 2008, Simon Fitzmaurice was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou
Gehrig’s disease. He was given four years to live. In 2010, in a
state of lung-function collapse, Simon knew with crystal clarity
that now was not his time to die. Against all prevailing medical
opinion, he chose to ventilate in order to stay alive.
In
InIt’s Not Yet Dark,
It’s Not Yet Dark, the young filmmaker, a husband and
father of five small children, draws us deeply into his inner
world. Told in simply expressed and beautifully stark prose, it
is an astonishing journey into a life that, though brutally
compromised, is lived more fully than most, revealing at its core
the potent power love has to carry us through the days.
the young filmmaker, a husband and
father of five small children, draws us deeply into his inner
world. Told in simply expressed and beautifully stark prose, it
is an astonishing journey into a life that, though brutally
compromised, is lived more fully than most, revealing at its core
the potent power love has to carry us through the days.
Written using an eye-gaze computer,
Written using an eye-gaze computer,It's Not Yet Dark
It's Not Yet Dark is
an unforgettable book about relationships and family, about what
connects and separates us as people, and, ultimately, about what
it means to be alive.
is
an unforgettable book about relationships and family, about what
connects and separates us as people, and, ultimately, about what
it means to be alive.
