"As mesmerising as The Life of Pi, and as haunting as The Diving
Bell and the Butterfly." The Guardian. This extraordinary story of
a miniature hero is one of the most original and unforgettable
books you will ever read. "I love climbing mountains. Mountains go
on and on and things keep getting better and better. There's always
something to keep climbing for. Unless you fall. Falling off a
mountain is worse than falling off a flat field, which is really
only tripping up, isn't it? Some people would rather live on a flat
field and only ever trip up. And that's alright because if you're
afraid of falling, maybe you shouldn't climb mountains. But fields
are boring and mountains are exciting. I'm going to be a
mountaineer when I grow up." In an amazing leap of imagination,
Rosemary Kay places us inside the mind of her new-born baby, Saul.
With great humour, compassion and unblinking honesty, Saul
demonstrates the triumph of the human spirit over appalling
adversity, all the more extraordinary because that spirit is housed
in the tiniest, weakest of bodies. For Saul is a premature baby,
born four months early. He fits into the palm of the midwife's
hand. But he arrives full of wonder, and with a fierce will to
survive. His story is one of optimism, hope and courage, of supreme
trust and tragic betrayal. Finely poised in the no-man's-land
between life and death, every day of his life is packed with human
drama and superhuman endeavour, played out in the bustling, bright,
hyper-real world of the Intensive Care Unit. Trying to make sense
of it all, he develops an otherworldly wisdom and insight, finding
escape through imagination, and thus exploring the nature of love,
of trust and forgiveness. With his endearing personality, he
bravely battles all the expected complications of prematurity and
several rare conditions as well. And throughout it all we are
graced with his witty observations, allowed to witness the warmth
of his developing relationships, and taken along on his
mischievous, imaginative journeys. His story ranges from sorrow and
disaster, to redemption and peace. Saul's story is now a film, This
Little Life, winning many awards, including BAFTAs, RTA Awards, and
a Prix Europa. "Who wants dreary? Not me. Dreary makes me
frightened. I mustn't be frightened. Dreary made my chest go tight
and when my chest went tight: pling pling pling All my chimes start
and important numbers flash red.....She strokes my chest. I'm a
good boy. The numbers start to climb back up. "That's better." She
takes a breath herself. She can breathe deep, it doesn't hurt and
her shoulders droop. One day I'll breathe as deep as that, as easy,
as smooth, as painless as that. "The most amazing celebration of
life you will ever read." The Times.
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