About the Author

Robert McCrum, now literary editor of London's "Observer, " was the editor-in-chief of the publishing firm Faber & Faber in London for nearly twenty years. He has authored six highly acclaimed novels and is the coauthor of the bestselling The Story of English. McCrum lives in London with his wife, Sarah Lyall, and their daughter.

Reviews

"A meticulous and highly literate account, written by a good storyteller--.A book difficult to lay aside until its final sentence has been reached."
--Sherwin B. Nuland (author of How We Die), "The New York Times"

"Elevating the health-book genre to art is My Year Off. Here's proof a book can delight as it heals"
--"The Wall Street Journal"

"Lucid, heartfelt . . . a testament to the parallel trials and the courage of the family members of stroke victims."
--Abraham Verghese, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Good reading for anyone who thinks about or has an illness . . . or who ponders change and the meaning of a meaningful life."
--"USA Today"

"McCrum eloquently recounts the year of rage, depression, and small victories that has finally left him facing the future with determination and grace."
--"Seattle Times"

A top British editor, married for two weeks, is felled by a stroke at age 42. Excerpted in The New Yorker.