SHATTERED

From Hanif Kureishi author of The Buddha of Suburbia a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed 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 Imagine 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 This 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 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