{"product_id":"a-world-of-light-paperback-1","title":"A World of Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFloyd Skloot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the winner of the 2004 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction In his award-winning memoir \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, Floyd Skloot told the hard story of coming to terms with a brain-ravaging virus. \u003ci\u003eA World of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, written with the same insight, passion, and humor that distinguished the earlier volume, moves Skloot's story from the reassembly of a self after neurological calamity to the reconstruction of a shattered life. More than fifteen years after a viral attack compromised his memory and cognitive powers, Skloot now must do the vital work of recreating a cohesive life for himself even as he confronts the late stages of his mother's advancing dementia. With tenderness and candor, he finds surprising connection with her where it had long been missing, transforming the end of her life into a time of unexpected renewal. At the same time, Skloot and his wife are building a rich new life at the center of a small isolated forest on a hillside in rural Oregon, where a dwindling water supply and the bitter assaults of the weather bring an elemental perspective to his attempts to make himself once more at home in the world. By turns poignant, funny, and frightening, \u003ci\u003eA World of Light\u003c\/i\u003e balances the urgency to capture fragmented, fleeting memories with the necessity of living fully in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFloyd Skloot is the author of ten previous works, including \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (available in a Bison Books edition), and the winner of numerous awards, including the 2004 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction Finalist for the 2003 Barnes and Noble Discover Award, and Finalist for the \"Art of the Essay\" PEN Award. His work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Science Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Spiritual Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pushcart Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Essay\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52465368006963,"sku":"9780803238473","price":25.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3yQYB7AQoJ9780803238473_ee3e847f-9cb2-44bc-81f0-c99023077c5e.webp?v=1759283824","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-world-of-light-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}