{"product_id":"9780008610036","title":"The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Bauby, Jean-Dominique \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 13\/04\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 144 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008610036,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most remarkable memoirs ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby who, with his left eyelid (the only surviving muscle after a massive stroke) dictated a remarkable book about his experiences locked inside his body. A masterpiece and a bestseller in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In December 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French Elle and the father of two young children, suffered a massive stroke and found himself paralysed and speechless. But his mind remained as active and alert as it had ever been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Using his only functioning muscle - his left eyelid - he was determined to tell his remarkable story, painstakingly spelling it out letter by letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly records Bauby's lonely existence but also the ability to invent a life for oneself in the most appalling of circumstances. It one of the most extraordinary books about the triumph of the human spirit ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42045442228268,"sku":"9780008610036","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9780008610036.jpg?v=1699090199","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9780008610036","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}