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Description for Cavalcade
Hardcover.
On 15 March 1996, Bruno de Stabenrath made love for the last time; the next day he was lying in a coma in hospital. He spent the following fourteen months recovering and accepting, that short of a miracle, he would be a quadraplegic for the rest of his life. Cavalcade tells Bruno's story through an alter ego, Leo, beginning with the moment when he is thrown out of his car. Until then Leo was a wild-child, a playboy who had acted in Truffaut films as a boy, had just landed a recording deal for his band and had six girlfriends ... Read more
On 15 March 1996, Bruno de Stabenrath made love for the last time; the next day he was lying in a coma in hospital. He spent the following fourteen months recovering and accepting, that short of a miracle, he would be a quadraplegic for the rest of his life. Cavalcade tells Bruno's story through an alter ego, Leo, beginning with the moment when he is thrown out of his car. Until then Leo was a wild-child, a playboy who had acted in Truffaut films as a boy, had just landed a recording deal for his band and had six girlfriends ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Number of pages
306
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Dustjacket
Yes
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316727709
SKU
KNW0008207
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Bruno de Stabenrath
Bruno de Stabenrath is in his early forties. He has been a musician and actor - when he was a teenager he appeared in two of Francois Truffaut's films - and since his accident he has concentrated on writing.
Reviews for Cavalcade
'The depths of despair conquered by courageous humour and terrifying lucidity... Life wanted to trample on Stabenrath, he continues to embrace it' LE FIGARO MAGAZINE 'Look through all 320 pages of Cavalcade and find not a single trace of bitterness, not a moment of self-pity. Bruno loves life. And nothing else matters' MATCH DE PARIS 'Cavalcade is not a book ... Read more