Hemispheres. Inside a Stroke: Inside a Stroke [1 ed.] 9781920397951, 9781920397241
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Copyright © 2011. Modajaji Books. All rights reserved. Hemispheres. Inside a Stroke : Inside a Stroke, Modajaji Books, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central,
Copyright © 2011. Modajaji Books. All rights reserved.
hemispheres inside a stroke
Hemispheres. Inside a Stroke : Inside a Stroke, Modajaji Books, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central,
Copyright © 2011. Modajaji Books. All rights reserved. Hemispheres. Inside a Stroke : Inside a Stroke, Modajaji Books, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central,
karen lazar
Copyright © 2011. Modajaji Books. All rights reserved.
hemispheres inside a stroke
Hemispheres. Inside a Stroke : Inside a Stroke, Modajaji Books, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central,
Publication © Modjaji Books 2011 Text © Karen Lazar 2011 First published in 2011 by Modjaji Books PTY Ltd P O Box 385, Athlone, 7760, South Africa [email protected] http://modjaji.book.co.za www.modjajibooks.co.za ISBN 978-1-920397-24-1
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Book and cover design by Natascha Mostert Edited by Nella Freund Printed and bound by Mega Digital, Cape Town Set in Garamond
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For Claire, Raphael and Julia
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Contents The Journey of the Writing The Beginning
Cluster One: Acute Metamorphosis The Corridor The Recovery Room Morphine Denzil Mind-Matter Cross Words Yellow Jersey
Cluster Two: Rehabilitation Airwaves Wanda Keeping Occupied Fractions Doctors Night-thing Pig Noluthando Picnic
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Cluster Three: Adaptation Buoyant Homecoming Hemispheres Intersection Slapstick Rest Room Sardine Run Trip to the Tate Sink Or Swim Waterworld The Hope School Encounter Luleka Interface
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The Beginning I WAKE UP on an orGinar\ morning in earO\ )eEruar\ feeOing ZeOO ,t·s cOear anG sunn\ $fter tZent\ \ears of teaching (ngOish at uniYersit\ ,·Ye moYeG to a neZ MoE corporate Eut eGucationaO ,·Ye Eeen there ÀYe Ga\s , haYe an important strategic pOanning meeting toGa\ Zith senior memEers of the team 6ince ,·m the neZ girO ,·m nerYous Eut e[citeG , Gress e[tra carefuOO\ , put e\eOiner on in m\ mirror cOosing one e\e to Go the other as usuaO %ut a strange thing happens $ murN\ gre\EOacN Zash coYers oYer the mirror anG for a moment , can·t see m\seOf , tr\ again Eut it·s stiOO there , aEanGon the maNeup anG GriYe m\seOf to the ofÀce aZare that m\ Oeft e\e is Going aOO the ZorN 'uring the meeting certain peopOe Gisappear GepenGing on the angOe of m\ heaG OiNe characters Geparting stage right , start to feeO frighteneG Eut , reason that ma\Ee m\ gOasses neeG upGating or that ,·m a Eit stresseG $t Ounchtime , phone m\ ophthaOmoOogist of man\ \ears 6he teOOs me to come in for a checN immeGiateO\ 6he runs through the usuaO tests conYersing normaOO\ 7here·s a photo of her tZin girOs anG her Eo\ on the GesN , feeO reassureG E\ them
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7hen she Goes a Oight checN Zith a tin\ Eright torch 6he ]ooms in 6he shines the torch GirectO\ into m\ right e\e ,·m OooNing at her ÀneEoneG face EOue e\es anG a tenGriO of russet hair +er face tightens unmistaNeaEO\ into a OooN of aOarm ´, neeG to senG \ou for some more tests