I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death by Maggie O'Farrell - Paperback Memoir - Costa Award-Winning Author - Adult Non Fiction

Condition: BRAND NEW Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781472240767 Publisher: Tinder Press Age Range: Adult Overview: A breathtaking memoir from Costa Novel Award-winning author Maggie O'Farrell, "I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes With Death" recounts seventeen occasions on which she came close to dying. Told through parts of the body rather than strict chronology, it is an unforgettable meditation on mortality, motherhood and the fragility of everyday existence. Perfect for readers of literary memoir who want a gripping, genuinely moving true story. About the Book: This is not a conventional autobiography but a mosaic of seventeen essays, each built around a moment when Maggie O'Farrell's life could easily have ended. From a childhood bout of encephalitis doctors did not expect her to survive, through a terrifying encounter with a stranger on a remote path, to a dangerously mismanaged labour in an understaffed hospital, O'Farrell writes with the precision and emotional intelligence that has made her novels so acclaimed. Each chapter stands almost as a self-contained short story, yet together they build into a cumulative, deeply human portrait of a woman shaped by near-catastrophe. The prose moves fluidly between fear, tenderness and dark humour, never sensationalising danger but instead using it as a lens through which to examine what it means to be truly alive. Readers consistently describe the book as unputdownable, praising its emotional honesty and the way it reframes ordinary anxieties as extraordinary. It was shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley Prize for Memoir and Autobiography, cementing its place among the most acclaimed personal narratives of recent years, and a natural choice for fans of O'Farrell's bestselling novels. Key Benefits: A multi-award-shortlisted memoir from a Costa Novel Award-winning, internationally bestselling author. Seventeen vivid, self-contained essays that can be read individually or as a complete narrative. Explores themes of survival, mothe