A Memoir

Lucky Man

Michael J. Fox's remarkable story of his ten-year battle with Parkinson's Disease - now in mass market paperback

An enthralling story, told with verve and dexterity

Don't miss this compelling and witty tale of the actor's 11 year fight with Parkinson's disease.  An intelligent, poignant and funny read

Well-written and insightful ... a rare, unmissable memoir

Real power … compelling reading … his book often has the intensity of a thriller

Funny, touching, inspiring and told in such a way that it becomes impossible to resist

Michael J. Fox is best known today for his hit Channel Four sitcom Spin City that he also produced.  In the eighties he became an international mega-star, first through TV shows such as Family Ties, then through the record-breaking Back To The Future movies.

In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - in fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. In this candid book, with his trademark ironic sensibility and sense of the absurd, he tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family and friends - he has dealt with his illness. He talks about what Parkinson's has given him: the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure and spread public awareness of the disease.  He feels as if he is a very lucky man indeed.

Michael J. Fox

Well-written, unfailingly cheery and warm-hearted and ... truly gripping

The book is funny, beautiful, informative and poignant. Read it

'At the turn from our bedroom into the hallway, there is an old full-length mirror in a wooden frame ... This reflected version of myself, shaking, rumpled, pinched and slightly stooped, would be alarming were it not for the self-satisfied expression pasted across my face. I would ask the obvious question, "What are you smiling about?" but I already know the answer: "It just gets better from here."' 
 
Struck with Parkinson's - a debilitating, degenerative disease - at the height of his fame, Michael J. Fox has taken what some might consider cause for depression and turned it into a beacon of hope for millions. 
 
In Always Looking Up, Michael's Sunday Times bestselling memoir, he writes with warmth, humour and incredible honesty about the journey he has undertaken since he came to terms with his condition.

Michael J. Fox

Praise for Always Looking Up

Well-written, unfailingly cheery and warm-hearted and ... truly gripping

The book is funny, beautiful, informative and poignant. Read it

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