The World I Fell Into: What Breaking My Neck Taught Me about Life

By Melanie Reid

Book Overview

A BESTSELLER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM "Perceptive--and lacerating--about the pressures felt by disabled people to be cured ... A plea to those with well-functioning bodies to be aware of what they have."-- Sunday Times Melanie Reid was fifty-two years old when she fell from her horse, broke her neck, and was paralyzed from the chest down. In an instant, her life changed forever. In The World I Fell Into , Melanie describes how she spent nearly one year in the hospital, working toward gaining as much movement in her body as possible, and learning to navigate her way through a world that had previously been invisible to her. As a journalist, she had always turned to words. As a quadriplegic person, her mind was still working: she could speak, record her voice, and use a laptop with one finger. Writing would be her lifeline. Melanie writes about disability, recovery, trauma, and relationships with both a generous spirit, frank honesty, and an irreverent sense of humor. Above all, she offers an authentic message of hope: The World I Fell Into reminds us to practice gratitude for what we have, right now, for the world can change in a moment's notice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771647655
• ISBN13: 9781771647656
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"