{"product_id":"shattered-by-hanif-kureishi","title":"Shattered By: Hanif Kureishi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis book is a premium first copy, similar to the original but not the original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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\u003cp\u003e‘Incredible. A remarkable tale of resilience – and surprisingly funny’ iNews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Heartbreaking. [A] masterpiece of British stoicism. Intimate, brave and uplifting’ Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Last Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paper Cover","offer_id":44063364317226,"sku":null,"price":899.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":44063364349994,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6952\/1450\/files\/97814059597591-626x974.jpg?v=1770632423","url":"https:\/\/www.thelastbooksstore.com\/products\/shattered-by-hanif-kureishi","provider":"The Last Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}