The World I Fell Into: What Breaking My Neck Taught Me About Life

A deeply moving, darkly funny memoir of a life-changing accident, and what comes next, Thrown from her horse unexpectedly on a routine jump, Melanie Reid broke her neck and became paralyzed almost completely from the chest down. She would spend nearly a year in the hospital, determinedly working to regain as much movement in her body as possible. As a journalist, Melanie had always turned to words, and writing became her lifeline as she navigated a world of profound disability that had once been invisible to her, discovering its unforeseen trials and triumphs along the way.