Twitch - My life with Parkinson's

'Candid and compelling, blazes onto the page with life and hope' Emilie Pine, author of Notes to Self

'Moving and insightful' - Rosanna Davison

Remarkably honest, brutally heroic and darkly humorous memoir following a devastating diagnosis of early onset Parkinson's disease.

Twitch is a frank and funny memoir about picking up the pieces when personal tragedy hits. In 2021, Irish Examiner columnist, stylist, author and podcaster Annmarie O'Connor was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease, an incurable neurodegenerative condition broadly affecting movement and mental health. Though she is no longer working as a stylist as part of her career due to Parkinson's complications, Twitch outlines her journey from a life-altering diagnosis to becoming an activist and agent of change.

About the author

Annmarie O'Connor is a bestselling author and fashion editor. In December 2021, she was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease - a progressive, degenerative brain disorder with no cure, broadly affecting movement and mental health. Brought up in the United States, she now lives in Cork and is a regular columnist with the Irish Examiner.

Product details

• Authors: Annmarie O'Connor, O'Connor Annmarie
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9781804187876
• ISBN: 978-1-80418-787-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 280 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, Autobiography: general, Memoirs, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Disability