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'[A] beautifully written investigation of grief ... As an exploration of love and loss as a portrait of a person and of the nature of personhood this book is about as true as any I have read' James McConnachie Sunday Times An audacious and beautiful account of grief and who we are. Memoir neuroscience and myth interweave to create a book unlike any other When celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks' wife died of cancer he found himself plunged into the world of the bereaved. As he experienced the pain alienation and suffering that make us human his clinician-self seemed to watch on with keen interest. He embarked upon a voyage of experience: a journey through grief philosophy consciousness humanity and magical thinking - seen through the prism of a lifetime's work in neuroscience. Fusing an account of living with and recovering from loss with thought-provoking meditations on the nature of the mind and the self The Darker the Night the Brighter the Stars is an audacious and beautiful work by a writer of astonishing wisdom and compassion.
TITLE: The Darker the Night the Brighter the Stars
AUTHOR: Paul Broks
SKU: 9780241957462
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 02/05/2019
PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom
PAGES: 320
BINDING: Paperback / softback
LANGUAGE: English
DIMENSIONS: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
WEIGHT: 236 gr
