Description

This program is read by the author

As a mature observer of the human condition Marsh has audible serenity that makes listeners curious about how his story ends AudioFile Magazine

From the bestselling neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm comes Henry Marshs And Finally an unflinching and deeply personal exploration of death life and neuroscience

As a retired brain surgeon Henry Marsh thought he understood illness but he was unprepared for the impact of his diagnosis of advanced cancer And Finally explores what happens when someone who has spent a lifetime on the frontline of life and death finds himself contemplating what might be his own death sentence

As he navigates the bewildering transition from doctor to patient he is haunted by past failures and projects yet to be completed and frustrated by the inconveniences of illness and old age But he is also more entranced than ever by the mysteries of science and the brain the beauty of the natural world and his love for his family Elegiac candid luminous and poignant And Finally is ultimately not so much an audiobook about death but an audiobook about life and what matters in the end

A Macmillan Audio production from St Martins Press