Learning to Fall

Subtitled 'the rewards of an imperfect life', this book is an absolute classic that deserves all the testimonials on the cover from the likes of Rachel Remen, Elaine Pagels, Jon Kabat-Zin and Thomas Moore. The author, a professor of literature, was diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 35, and this book is a series of twelve thematic musings on the mystery of life which is 'both more and less than we hoped for' - so we need to learn how to fall as well as rise. The friend who sent it suggested that I should first read 'The Art of Doing Nothing', from which many other Network readers might also benefit! It is beautifully written, wise, witty, erudite, moving and just plain human. The book is a gem for our times, a gift of a life brought prematurely face to face with death but which for all that embraces life even more fully. Order it today - you won't be disappointed!