Exploring identity when life changes in an instant.
Magdalena Gössling is 32 years old and pregnant with her second child when she suffers a stroke, losing her ability to speak and control over the right side of her body. In the wake of this major change, days pass as if behind a closed door. Everything that once seemed secure begins to crumble. Who am I without language? Who am I without the ability to fulfill my roles as I used to: that of a surgeon, a friend, a partner, a mother? Through writing and exploring her own language, the author embarks on a journey of discovery.
In this at times unsettling and touching text, Magdalena Gössling recounts what happens when a life-altering event divides existence into a before and an after, and how one gradually reassembles their identity after profound physical and mental losses.
"Delicately precise, both fierce and tender, Magdalena Gössling tells the story of her return to language and life." Gabriele von Arnim
