Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Finalist for the National Book Circle Critics Award “A testament to the power of creativity in language, life–and love.” –Heller McAlpin, Washington Post No other writer can blend the science of the brain with the love of language like Diane Ackerman. In this extraordinary memoir, she opens a window into the experience of wordlessness–the language paralysis … wordlessness–the language paralysis called aphasia. In narrating the recovery of her husband, Paul West, from a stroke that reduced his vast vocabulary to a single syllable, she evokes the joy and mystery of the brain’s ability to find and connect words. Deeply rewarding to readers of all kinds, Ackerman has given us a literary love story, accessible insight into the science and medicine of brain injury, and invaluable spiritual sustenance in the face of life’s myriad physical sufferings.more
This book is a must-read for everyone whose loved ones have had a stroke. It contains valuable resources and information that will assist the caregiver with the best plan possible to help their loved one to achieve the best possible outcome post-stroke. It also provides insight and perspective on what it means to be a caregiver. I found this …
It was one of my favorite books
It was beautifully written love the word play.
It was awonderful love story and a testament to true love alo informative.
was unable to read a new book for 1 week,
It was wonderful , beautiful, poetic writing,
A gripping story of love in a hundred different ways.
And reality about the importance of our brain and what we can accomplish with it.
Such an honest, beautiful, inspirational true story. I have snapped up snippets that I will keep forever. Relationship goals.
It gave me inspiration for a similar situation in my life.
Uplifting book of real-life people, all with an amazing outlook regarding the process of facing heartache with love and determination.
I really loved this book. The way the human brain has always fascinated me. This book provided some medical information about the brain, aphasia and strokes, but mostly told the story of a husband who loses his ability to communicate and his journey to his best recovery assisted, guided and loved by his wife. With both humor and pathos, laughter …
In “One Hundred Names for Love,” Diane Ackerman managed to craft both a medical memoir, as well as a love story. She weaves the moving story of how her life and her husband’s changed, as a result of his serious stroke, and how they responded together. After showing us what their life and relationship were like “before,” she allows us to walk …
In “One Hundred Names for Love,” Diane Ackerman managed to craft both a medical memoir, as well as a love story. She weaves the moving story of how her life and her husband’s changed, as a result of his serious stroke, and how they responded together. After showing us what their life and relationship were like “before,” she allows us to walk …