Darker the Night, the Brighter the Stars - A Neuropsychologist''s Odyssey

[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 Timesbr>br>An audacious and beautiful account of grief and who we are. Memoir, neuroscience and myth interweave to create a book unlike any otherbr>br>When 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 clinician-self 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 lifetime''s work in neuroscience. Fusing an account of living with and recovering from loss with thought-provoking 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.>

Product details

• Authors: Paul Broks, Broks Paul
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.05.2019
• EAN: 9780241957462
• ISBN: 978-0-241-95746-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Health; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Memoirs, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychology: states of consciousness, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, States Of Consciousness, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement