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Billy’s Halo
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Science is just one way of looking at life. As a neuroscientist working at the forefront of medical research it is Ruth McKernan’s way. When her father, Billy, succumbed to a mystery illness and slipped from consciousness into coma, Ruth watched his life ebb away with a mixture of love and terror. She struggled for control by using her scientific knowledge to analyse his medical condition.In this moving account of her father’s last year, love, grief and hope are intertwined with a crystal-clear scientific explanation of the way our brains and bodies work. The result is an inspired blend where the contrasting view of scientist and daughter ultimately unite.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.253 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.1 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 368 |
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| Year Published | 2011-6-7 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0552777919 |
| About The Author | Ruth McKernan is a Vice President of Drug Discovery for a multinational pharmaceutical company and a visiting professor at London's Institute of Psychiatry. She is an internationally recognized neuroscientist whose talent for making complex science interesting, entertaining and understandable earned her the Glaxo/ABSW Science Writers' Award for her articles in the Independent. Ruth lives with her husband and two children near Canterbury in Kent. |
Part memoir, part popular science, Billy's Halo is an intriguing original venture. Ruth McKernan tells the story of her father's life and death, laced with her own emotional journey … The excursions into science genuinely augment the story-line. |
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| Other text | Eye-opening, poignant |
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