How to Use a Fork
Stories of Mending the Broken Brain
$29.60
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2026
Summary
‘An incredible voyage of discovery … intensely moving and awe-inspiring’ - Marina Hyde ‘Sensational. A moving, thoughtful and truly fascinating read’ - Abi Morgan, author of This is Not a Pity Memoir
In How to Use a Fork, the beautiful science of brain plasticity meets remarkable human stories of survival and recovery. We meet the woman who thought her arm was a baby, the man who saw mannequins peering at him through the dark, and the patient who found his way back to human i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035064359 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035064359 |
| Author: | Orlando Swayne |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 237mm x 156mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
‘Enjoyable, instructive and humane. It is a welcome addition to the noble tradition of Oliver Sacks … Neuroscience, medicine and vulnerable humanity woven together in intricate and compelling tales from the front line. – Professor Ian Robertson, author of How Confidence WorksIt’s like walking hand in hand with Dr Swayne and his patients, which made me ache with hope that even in the darkest places you can find your way back – Abi MorganAn incredible voyage of discovery … intensely moving and awe-inspiring – Marina Hyde
About The Author
Orlando Swayne
Orlando Swayne is a consultant neurologist specializing in the neurorehabilitation of acquired brain injury, including stroke, with a broad general neurology practice. He is a consultant neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), where he leads the Neurorehabilitation Unit, and is a member of the Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation at the UCL Institute of Neurology. He also practices at Northwick Park Hospital and the Wellington Hospital. His research has focused on the brain’s control of movement and the role of brain plasticity in stroke recovery. How to Use a Fork is his first book.
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