An international bestselling memoir about an Irishman who chose to live life to the fullest after his diagnosis of ALS.

In 2008, Simon Fitzmaurice was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. He was given four years to live. In 2010, in a state of lung-function collapse, Simon knew with crystal clarity he was not ready to die. Against all prevailing medical opinion, he chose life. Despite the loss of almost all motor function, thanks to miraculous technology, he continued to work, raise his five children, and write this astonishing memoir. It's Not Yet Dark is a journey into a life that, though brutally compromised, was lived more fully than most, revealing the potent power of love, of art, and of the human spirit. Written using an eye-gaze computer, this is an unforgettable book about relationships and family, about what connects and separates us as people, and, ultimately, about what it means to be alive.

International Bestseller
A Barnes & Noble Discover Pick
A Barnes & Noble Best Biography of the Year
An iBooks Best Book of the Month
An Amazon Best Memoir of the Month

"A fiercely eloquent testament to making the most out of every moment we're given." -- People, Book of the Week

"Vibrant." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Beautifully written. Utterly life-affirming." -- Alan Rickman

"A beautiful love story -- in its essence that's what this is. Survival stories are not about surviving, they're inherently about what makes a survivor push through. A desire to remain in the light of all creation, even as a darkening is taking place. A darkening which happens to us all." -- Colin Farrell

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• Publication Date: August 1, 2017
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 194 Pages
• File Size: 1,923 KB