{"product_id":"shattered-9781405959759","title":"Shattered","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hanif Kureishi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom Hanif Kureishi, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘I’ve never felt tempted to use the word “inspirational” about a book, and promise I never will again, but it’s the only word I can think of to describe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eShattered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’ Lynn Barber, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine your life changing in a second: one minute you are watching the football with a beer, the next you are on the floor in a pool of blood, deprived of the use of your arms and legs. This fall renders you paralysed, robbed of your independence, entirely reliant on others for everything. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis happened to writer Hanif Kureishi on Boxing Day 2022. His account of what happened and its aftermath is a unique, riveting and frequently riotous account of a year-long odyssey home through five hospitals. From despair to hope, rage to courage, it might be the most truthful, and the funniest, medical disaster story ever written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Incredible. A remarkable tale of resilience – and surprisingly funny’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eiNews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Heartbreaking. [A] masterpiece of British stoicism. Intimate, brave and uplifting’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIndependent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Wildly inspiring. His singular voice, his bawdy humour, his efforts to create meaning, all so characteristic and moving’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45847816536215,"sku":"9781405959759","price":455.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405959759.webp?v=1769297142","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/shattered-9781405959759","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}