Times Literary Supplement - Terri Apter
"The driving emotional story, told with skill, is the retrieval of the exciting intimacy of language, which can have a healing power beyond that of medical science."
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Karen R. Long
"Breathtaking…hollowed out my chest…A splendid book."
New York Times Book Review - Abraham Verghese
"This book…has renewed my faith in the redemptive power of love."
Booklist (starred review) - Donna Seaman
"Engrossing, affecting, sweetly funny, and mind-opening."
JULY 2011 - AudioFile
Diane Ackerman’s memoir is full of hope for anyone who is dealing with the aftermath of a stroke. When her husband, Paul West, suffers a major stroke that affects the communication center of his brain, the two of them embark on a life-changing, life-affirming journey. Barbara McCulloh narrates the book in the voice of Ackerman, relating the challenges she faces as caregiver for a victim of global aphasia. She shares Ackerman’s hope, love, frustration, and exhaustion at being wife, lover, and therapist of her disabled husband. McCulloh’s delivery of Paul’s lines as he struggles to communicate sound amazingly accurate as they immerse the listener in his frustrating battle to be understood. Most importantly, Ackerman shares resources and advice indispensable to others on the same road. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
