A Stitch of Time, Lauren Marks
A Stitch of Time, Lauren Marks
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A Stitch of Time
The Year a Brain Injury Changed My Language and Life

Author: Lauren Marks

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 11 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/02/2017

Synopsis

Lauren Marks was twenty-seven when an aneurysm ruptured in her brain and left her fighting for her life. She woke up in a hospital soon after with serious deficiencies to her reading, speaking, and writing abilities, and an unfamiliar diagnosis: aphasia. This would be shocking news for anyone, but Lauren was a voracious reader, an actress, director, dramaturg, and pursuing her PhD. At any other period of her life, this diagnosis would have been a devastating blow. But she woke up . . . different. She returned to her childhood home to recover, grappling with a muted inner monologue and fractured sense of self.

Soon after, Lauren began a journal to chronicle her year following the rupture. A Stitch of Time is the remarkable result, an Oliver Sacks–like case study of a brain slowly piecing itself back together, featuring clinical research interwoven with Lauren's personal narrative and actual journal entries that marked her progress. Alternating between fascination and frustration, she relearns and re-experiences many of the things we take for granted. Deeply personal and powerful, A Stitch of Time is an unforgettable journey of self-discovery, resilience, and hope.

About Lauren Marks

Lauren Marks is a Los Angeles native and a New York University, Tisch School of the Arts graduate. She spent a decade in professional theater and pursued a PhD at The Graduate Center at City University of New York. Lauren was an Emerging Voices Fellow for PEN Center USA. She has been awarded grants from the Bread Loaf Writing Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VCCA France, Ragdale, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Yaddo, and is an active advocate for those who live with language disorders like aphasia. A Stitch of Time is her first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 17, 2018

There are not that many stories written by people with aphasia, which is why this book is such a gift. Sure, we can hack away at our textbooks, but without a first-person account, it is difficult to understand the disorder on a holistic level. Aphasia is an acquired communications disorder that impa......more

Goodreads review by Karen on May 09, 2017

Thank You to Simon & Schuster for providing me with an advanced copy of Lauren Marks' memoir, A Stitch of Time: The Year a Brain Injury Changed My Language and Life, in exchange for an honest review. PLOT- Lauren Marks is just twenty-seven years old, when she suffers a brain aneurysm while karaoking......more

Goodreads review by Adam on June 18, 2018

This book started off really strong. Lots of great insight into the acute stage of aphasia, processing what it means, and how intrinsically language and identity are tied to get (props to Barbara Shadden are neglected by the author). However at about the halfway mark it just gets stale. A lot of the......more

Goodreads review by Audrey on February 19, 2017

This is the perfect book for anyone in or interested in the medical field especially speech language pathology as it gives a very deep and detailed look at how important language is and how a brain injury can change it so dramatically. I would highly recommend this for a change of perspective to a p......more

Goodreads review by Olivia Papesh on October 14, 2024

A book club review: A Stitch of Time is a must-read for aspiring Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), offering a rare, deeply personal window into the world of aphasia recovery. Marks’ journey provides invaluable insight into the experiences of those affected by speech and language impairments, maki......more

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