WINNER OF THE 2026 SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026'This book is extraordinary' MIRANDA HART'Life-affirming' VIV GROSKOP'Astonishing, important, and truly radical ' POLLY MORLAND**At the age of twenty-two, Grace Spence Green's spine was broken and her life changed course. One day, she was in hospital supporting patients, the next she was one herself.Over the years that followed, words...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026'One of the most powerful medical memoirs of recent years' WATERSTONES'Astonishing, important, and truly radical ... this book is completely transformative' POLLY MORLAND'A beautiful, powerful, indelible read. Superb' RACHEL CLARKE, GuardianIt wasn't a car crash, but there was a collision. He fell from the third floor.