Lauren Marks is a Los Angeles native and a New York University, Tisch School of the Arts graduate. She spent a decade in professional theater and pursued a PhD at The Graduate Center at City University of New York. Lauren was an Emerging Voices Fellow for PEN Center USA. She has been awarded grants from the Bread Loaf Writing Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VCCA France, Ragdale, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Yaddo, and is an active advocate for those who live with language disorders like aphasia. A Stitch of Time is her first book.
"When Lauren Marks suffers a hemorrhagic stroke at 27, her reading,
writing, and speaking abilities dissolve.
A Stitch of Time is the unflinching, deeply moving story of how she
found her words again, and discovered the powerful connection
between language, memory, and identity. With intelligence and
humor, Marks makes the case that who we are is who we remember
ourselves to be. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time."
--Jessica Fechtor, bestselling author of Stir: My Broken Brain and
the Meals That Brought Me Home
"In this sometimes harrowing, sometimes funny, and always very
human memoir, Lauren Marks brings us through the year an aneurysm
ruptured in her brain leaving her with aphasia. How the loss and
return of language changed her is a remarkable journey that she
shares with intelligence and grace. A Stitch of Time will leave you
hopeful and dazzled and grateful that Marks found words again and
shared them with us here." --Ann Hood, author of The Book That
Matters Most and The Obituary Writer
"An illuminating debut memoir. . . .The book's self-exploration of
its patient's inner voice, frightening surgical interventions, and
delicate recovery is captivating. . . .Readers will be compelled by
the journey of a writer whose voice, however changed, remains her
own." --Kirkus Reviews
"A Stitch of Time is a true story of resilience. Far more
interesting than an 'overcomer' tale, it's a story of grit and luck
and love and patience. An unforgettable read about a remarkable
woman." --Emily Rapp, New York Times bestselling author of The
Still Point of the Turning World and Poster Child
"There has been over a century of research on Broca's aphasia but
few accounts of patients' own experiences as they struggle to
recover. A Stitch of Time is a striking exception - it's a
thoughtful, introspective memoir that allows us to catch a rare
glimpse of the inner mental life of such patients." --Dr. V.S.
Ramachandran, author of The Tell-Tale Brain
"A Stitch of Time is fascinating reading for those who want to
learn how language works." --Dr. Temple Grandin, author of The
Autistic Brain and Thinking in Pictures
"As an avid reader of neurologist Oliver Sacks, I've long been
intrigued about the mysterious connections between the brain, the
mind, and the imagination. But where Sacks writes about what his
patients experience, we now get to hear directly from a patient.
What a delight to read Lauren Marks' A Stitch of Time! Her writing
is so good and her story so compelling. I devoured the book in a
single night." --Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times best-selling
author of A Cast of Killers and Edgar Cayce
"Engrossing . . . A story of hope . . .Marks gives an inside
account of a brain in the act of healing--including all the ups,
downs, and complications--and also supplies useful information for
those suffering from aphasia." --Publishers Weekly
"Marks is a gorgeous writer and her story of healing is moving,
informative but above all a great read. . . I could not put this
book down." --Heidi W. Durrow, New York Times bestselling author of
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
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