Paul Guest was twelve years old, racing down a hill on a too big, ancient bicycle, when he discovered he had no brakes. Steering into anything that would slow down the bike, he hit a ditch, was thrown over the handlebars, and broke his neck.
One More Theory About Happiness follows a boy into manhood, from the harrowing days immediately after his accident to his adult life as a teacher, award-winning poet, and soon- to-be husband. With wit, courage, and an unstoppable drive to live a life of his own creationβstemming in part from his remarkable parents, who insisted he return to school only days after arriving home from the hospitalβPaul makes peace with his paralysis. As he grows older, he transforms it with his art, cultivating his lifelong gift for language into a searing poetic sensibility that has earned him praise from the highest ranks of American letters (βWonderfulββ John Ashbery; βAstonishingββJorie Graham; βFierce and unnervingββRobert Hass).
An unforgettable storyβshatteringly funny, deeply moving, and breathtakingly honestβOne More Theory About Happiness takes us from a body irrevocably changed to a life fiercely cherished.
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