{"product_id":"fallen-kara-stanley-9781771641029","title":"Fallen: A Trauma, a Marriage, and the Transformative Power of Music","description":"In the vein of Joan Didion's \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, Kara Stanley tells the compelling story of her husband's life-changing brain and spinal cord injury and the role of music, science, and love in recovery.Part recovery narrative and part love story, interwoven with the latest research on the brain, \u003ci\u003eFallen\u003c\/i\u003e describes the aftermath of a life-threatening brain and spinal cord injury. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2008, Simon Paradis stepped backward on the scaffolding where he was doing construction work and fell two stories to the hard stone tile below. Landing on his back, head, and spine, he suffered a severe brain and spinal cord injury. Doctors warned his wife, Kara Stanley, that he probably would not survive, and that if he did, his mind and his body would never be the same. In \u003ci\u003eFallen\u003c\/i\u003e, Kara Stanley chronicles the effect of this catastrophic accident on both Simon and her and on their marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining the heart-wrenching narrative of Simon's recovery with the latest research on the brain, the book elucidates the resilience of both the human heart and the human mind. It also describes the transformative role of music in Simon's life both before and during his continuing rehabilitation and his hard-fought battle to return\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kara Stanley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771641029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771641029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2015","brand":"Kara Stanley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965316907263,"sku":"9781771641029","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc36a686-487d-4156-8fc8-cba0635a793b.jpg?v=1767279733","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fallen-kara-stanley-9781771641029","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}