Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is a Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Magdalen College. His most recent book, Becoming Dickens- The Invention of a Novelist, won the Duff Cooper Prize.
Metamorphosis is the best book I have read about multiple
sclerosis, and that is because it is about so much more... it is
simply a beautiful piece of writing. * The Times *
An outstanding feat of bravery and brio... [and a] riveting
account of the metamorphosis he has endured... [a] buoyantly
written, piercingly perceptive book. * Sunday Times *
Heartening and unexpectedly gripping... an immensely powerful
book... it persuasively builds the case for the ability of
stories to offer hope and solace; to help us become ourselves, over
and over, even in extremis. * Spectator *
[Douglas-Fairhurst] has written a memoir that is not miserable.
It's funny and raw... Magical: pages speed by, fuelled by
the author's formidable intellect. * Financial Times, *Book of the
Week* *
A brilliant account of one man's tilted world following a
diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. -- Observer
Level-headed and informative... What he [Douglas-Fairhurst] gives
us isn't just the story of an illness but a story about the
importance of stories. * Guardian *
A pitch-perfect memoir: stylish, erudite, touchingly honest
and darkly funny. -- Jacqueline Wilson, author of The Story of
Tracy Beaker
This is a beautiful and devastating portrayal of a life-changing
diagnosis ... It is what the best writing should be: a book
that will stay with you for life. -- Natalie Haynes, author of
A Thousand Ships
For all its grim subject the book is an unexpected delight.
* Literary Review *
Metamorphosis... is written by an entertaining storyteller and
offers a rare insight into a situation that few people will have to
face, but that it does us good to contemplate. * Mail on Sunday *
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