{"product_id":"9781405959759","title":"Shattered","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Hanif Kureishi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMemoirs | Literary essays | Coping with illness \u0026amp; specific conditions\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 336 pages \u003cbr\u003e129mm x 198mm x 25mm | 236g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\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":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55336528970103,"sku":"9781405959759","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781405959759.jpg?v=1750342298","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781405959759","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}