The Blink of an Eye
How I Died and Started Living
$33.65
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2019
Summary
At the age of 38, Rikke Schmidt Kjaergaard, a Danish scientist, wife and mother of three, is struck down by an acute bout of bacterial meningitis. She awakes from a coma in intensive care to find herself completely paralysed, unable to show she is conscious except by blinking her eye. It becomes her only form of communication as in the months that follow, Kjaergaard’s husband Peter sits beside her helping to interpret every eye movement. She struggles with every basic of life - painfully lear…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473669390 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473669391 |
| Author: | Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 157g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
It’s a wonderful meditation on the human conditio n 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.
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 *
About The Author
Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard
Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard lives in Copenhagen with her family. She is co-founder of Graphicure, a start-up company developing software solutions that empower patients to better understand their disease and manage treatment, and the Danish Science Club, a mentorship network for students and young adults.
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