The release date for the English version of 'I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death' by
Maggie O'Farrell is Aug 2017. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
When we are in danger of dying, that is when we are closest to life.
Maggie O'Farrell's incredible autobiography, I Am, I Am, I Am, describes the near-death events that have shaped and punctuated her life. the childhood sickness that was not supposed to leave her bedridden for a year. A youthful dream of escape that came dangerously close to ruin. An meeting on a lonely route with a troubled guy. And, worst of all, a daily battle to shield her daughter—for whom this novel was written—from a disease that renders her unbelievably susceptible to all of life's perils.
Maggie is the subject of seventeen distinct interactions, all of which take place at various times and places and provide a glimpse into a complex and intense existence. O'Farrell reveals the mystery, beauty, and preciousness of life itself while capturing the dangers lurking under the surface in crisp writing that hums with energy and controlled passion.