{"product_id":"9781405959759","title":"Shattered","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Kureishi, Hanif\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 5 June 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 25 | 242g\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2025From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 Shattered’ Lynn Barber, The SpectatorImagine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Incredible. A remarkable tale of resilience – and surprisingly funny’ iNews‘Heartbreaking. [A] masterpiece of British stoicism. Intimate, brave and uplifting’ Independent‘Wildly inspiring. His singular voice, his bawdy humour, his efforts to create meaning, all so characteristic and moving’ Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kureishi, Hanif","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52366181990584,"sku":"9781405959759","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781405959759.jpg?v=1765303901","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781405959759","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}