Cockeyed - Hardcover

Knighton, Ryan

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ISBN 10: 1843545624 ISBN 13: 9781843545620

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2007

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On his eighteenth birthday Ryan Knighton was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a congenital, progressive disease marked by night-blindness, tunnel vision and, eventually, total blindness. Blending mordant wit with intense personal reflection Cockeyed is the story of Ryan's loss of sight. We follow his journey from absolute denial - which lost Ryan his trousers, his girlfriend and, perhaps unsurprisingly, his driving licence - to acceptance of life without vision and reliance on a cane.

Utterly irreverent, this tour of our everyday world conducted by a wicked, smart, blind guy reveals the world of the sighted in all its phenomenal peculiarity. Ryan Knighton's memoir makes us discover the world afresh, and reminds us that even the most ordinary things have extraordinary and precious qualities.

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An enlightening and enjoyable read.
-- Vogue, Febraury 2007

A cool, irreverant and caustic read. -- Eve, March 2007

Engaging and irreverent. Knighton is brave, witty and shameless.
The reader ends with nothing but respect and admiration for [him]...
Learning to count one's blessings need not always be a somber lesson -
Knighton makes it a pleasure. -- The Financial Times,3 February 2007

This engaging, often moving memoir explains exactly what happens
when a young man is told he will never see his own wrinkles... A thoughtful
and likeable book. -- The Sunday Times, 28 January 2007

Wonderfully readable. -- Sunday Telegraph, 21 January 2007

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