True - Softcover

Pacey, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1807250024 ISBN 13: 9781807250027

Publisher: Cambridge Book Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

True is the powerful real-life story of Keith Pacey, a man who survived a devastating road accident in 1997 that left him clinically dead more than once, three months in a coma, and faced with the impossible task of learning to live again. With no memory of the crash and a future stripped bare, Keith wakes to a broken body, a fractured mind, and a world he no longer recognises.

Told with sharp honesty, dark humour, and a voice that refuses to soften the truth, this memoir follows his journey through intensive care, rehabilitation, paralysis, pain, and the long fight to reclaim mobility, identity, and purpose. Music, family, faith, and sheer stubborn willpower become lifelines as he pieces his life back together one moment at a time.

More than a survivor's tale, this book explores trauma, resilience, and the invisible battles that continue long after the headlines fade. Keith invites readers into his inner world, sharing the confusion, frustration, and small victories that shaped his return to life.

Raw, emotional, and unforgettable, True is a testament to human endurance and the strength that appears only when everything else has been stripped away. It will resonate with readers of real-life recovery stories, medical memoirs, and anyone who has ever had to rebuild themselves from the ground up.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge Book Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1807250024
• ISBN 13: 9781807250027
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 158