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A Smell of Burning
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' A brilliant, tender book... An extraordinary work of love and art, which left me choked with tears.' Maggie Gee, Observer

A Sunday Times Book of the Year

About the Author

Colin Grant is the author of three highly praised books- Negro with a Hat- The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey (2008), I and I- The Natural Mystics Marley, Tosh and Wailer (2011), Bageye at the Wheel (2012). He works as a radio producer for the BBC.

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"[A] brilliant, tender book… An extraordinary work of love and art, which left me choked with tears."
*Observer*

"A moving memoir as well as a historical study of epilepsy… With verve and sensitivity, Grant tells the stories of individual sufferers."
*Sunday Times, Book of the Year*

"Grant’s exploration of the literary, political, medical and scientific history of epilepsy is hugely compelling; his telling of the story of two brothers transcends the book’s twin genres and leaves us with a wry, gentle masterpiece."
*Times Literary Supplement*

"A fascinating personal and historical account. *****"
*Sunday Telegraph*

"A flawless amalgam of personal memoir, mind science and medical history."
*Spectator*

"In writing A Smell of Burning… Grant may yet save more lives as a writer than he did as a doctor."
*Daily Telegraph*

"As a memoir of Christopher’s trajectory of illness it is tenderly expressed, and the book is a poignant evocation of grief and regret."
*Guardian*

"He brings a core of expert knowledge and skill as a communicator to the story… [An] absorbing and sometimes horrifying tale."
*Literary Review*

"At its best is like the works of other medics-turned-authors Atul Gawande and Henry Marsh."
*The Times*

"[Grant] helps us gain an eminently accessible insight into a world that…is still shrouded in mystery. It is a touching tale of brotherly love."
*Sunday Times*

"[A] moving memoir."
*Daily Mail*

"An enthralling and eclectic account."
*Bookseller*

"A readable and informative book that should help to lay to rest some of the many misconceptions about the condition."
*Scotsman*

"A brilliant evocation of a young man’s difficult relationship with a stigmatized disease."
*Lancet*

"A scholarly yet highly readable account of the history of – as well as current thinking on – epilepsy."
*Oldie*

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