' 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
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.
"[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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