In this powerful book, Tom Lubbock, chief art critic at the UK Independent newspaper, describes the last two or three years of his life. Lubbock was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2008, a tumour positioned in the area of his brain associated with language. The book chronicles the decline of his articulacy and his struggle with it, and the awareness of his imminent death. It's not for the fainthearted, but it is clear sighted, concise and fierce; at 145 pages it packs a real punch, reminiscent of The Diving Bell & The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby, or Joan Didion's Year of Magical Thinking.