Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins by Grace Maxwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars
First time author Grace Maxwell - as well as co-star, manager, and wife of musician Edwyn Collins, the book's main subject (not to mention mother to their son, William) - has written an entirely compelling book about Edwyn's 2005 stroke, and the journey their family was forced to take as a result. Her description of the initial part of the ordeal reads like a fast suspense movie. I couldn't put it down even though I knew the ending. Following that, her story of how they came to grips with what had happened, and what they had to do to reclaim any sort of normal life is inspirational without being maudlin. Now I'm more than an Edwyn Collins fan...I'm a Collins family fan. Great book!
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