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The powerful and moving memoir by a scientist and mother of three of how she learned to live again after a sudden severe infection caused her to die but then revive with 'locked-in syndrome' - only able to blink an eye. With a foreword by Bill Bryson.

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It's a wonderful meditation on the human condition and a testament to the power of love. It was heartbreaking and life-affirming in equal measure. An extraordinary story and a joy to read. -- Max Pemberton, columnist and author of TRUST ME, I'M A (JUNIOR) DOCTOR
As gripping as a thriller * SUNDAY EXPRESS *

The Blink of an Eye

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A Paperback / softback by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard

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    Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    Publication Date: 24/01/2019
    ISBN13: 9781473669390, 978-1473669390
    ISBN10: 1473669391
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    Autobiography: science, technology and medicine

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The powerful and moving memoir by a scientist and mother of three of how she learned to live again after a sudden severe infection caused her to die but then revive with 'locked-in syndrome' - only able to blink an eye. With a foreword by Bill Bryson.

    Trade Review
    It's a wonderful meditation on the human condition and a testament to the power of love. It was heartbreaking and life-affirming in equal measure. An extraordinary story and a joy to read. -- Max Pemberton, columnist and author of TRUST ME, I'M A (JUNIOR) DOCTOR
    As gripping as a thriller * SUNDAY EXPRESS *

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