Saturday, 30 April 2011

On The Edge - April 2011

25. On The Edge: My Story - Richard Hammond

320 Pages, Bought in Charity Shop

Richard Hammond is a TV presenter and famous for being a host on Top Gear, BBC TV's very popular and funny car programme.

In Sept 2006 while recording a piece for the programme the high-speed dragster he was driving suffered a burst tyre while traveling at speed and he suffered life-threatening head injuries in the crash.

The book follows his life up to the accident, then switches to his wife's story as she dealt with the crash and the aftermath, and then returns to Richard as he explains how life is like after the accident.

This book was more interesting than I thought it would be, to be honest. I also learned a lot about head injuries and what it's like to be a survivor as well as a family member going through it.

I give this book 4 "Hamsters" out of 5

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