{"product_id":"9781405959759","title":"Shattered","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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 Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Incredible. A remarkable tale of resilience - and surprisingly funny' iNews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Heartbreaking. [A] masterpiece of British stoicism. Intimate, brave and uplifting' Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Wildly inspiring. His singular voice, his bawdy humour, his efforts to create meaning, all so characteristic and moving' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49649799266552,"sku":"EB_LI0400_F03-05_SYDNEY","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781405959759-1.jpg?v=1783690657","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781405959759","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}