A moving and life-affirming memoir about survival and the power of love to heal, from internationally renowned writer Salman Rushdie
-A story of hatred defeated by love- Guardian
-Absolutely stunning-the ugliest thing turned into the most beautiful- Nigella Lawson
-Part thriller, part love story- The Times
-A masterpiece- full of Rushdie-s wit, his wisdom, his stoicism, his optimism- The Telegraph
On the morning of 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black - black clothes, black mask - rushed down the aisle towards him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it-s you. Here you are.
What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the world. Now, for the first time, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aft
