Time Out of Mind [Paperback]

Jane Lapotaire (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004

"Who are you when your brain is not you?" Jane Lapotaire is one of the lucky ones. Many people do not survive, let alone live intelligently and well again once they have suffered cerebral haemorrhage. In the long haul back to life she's learned much, some of it very hard lessons. Some friendships became casualties; family relations had to be redefined; and her work as an actress took a severe battering. But she has survived and now believes it herself when people say how lucky she is. This is a very moving, darkly funny, honest book about what happens when the "you" you've known all your life is no longer the same you.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'As a work of literature, Jane Lapotaire's book is possibly the most ambitious of them all ... a brave and bracing book' The Mail on Sunday The dimension added by the question of self, and the skill of the writing, make it a compelling read' Independen

About the Author

Jane Lapotaire has been a leading member of the National Theatre and the RSC for more than thirty years. She holds a visiting fellowship at Sussex University and teaches at the Actors' Centre and the British American Drama Academy. She lives in Warwickshire and south London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Virago UK (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844080552
• ISBN-13: 978-1844080557
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 8 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #832,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)