[A] beautifully written investigation of grief ... As an exploration of love and loss, as a portrait of a person and of the nature of personhood, this book is about as true as any I have read James McConnachie, Sunday TimesAn audacious and beautiful account of grief and who we are. Memoir, neuroscience and myth interweave to create a book unlike any otherWhen celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks wife died of cancer, he found himself plunged into the world of the bereaved. As he experienced the pain, alienation and suffering that make us human, his clinicianself seemed to watch on with keen interest. He embarked upon a voyage of experience a journey through grief, philosophy, consciousness, humanity and magical thinking seen through the prism of a lifetimes work in neuroscience. Fusing an account of living with and recovering from loss with thoughtprovoking meditations on the nature of the mind and the self, The Darker the Night, the Brighter the Stars is an audacious and beautiful work by a writer of astonishing wisdom and compassion.

Binding: Paperback;320 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: BM; Weight: 358 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 19

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