Publisher's Synopsis
Here, Oliver Sacks turns his attention onto himself for the first time, and he becomes his own patient. After an accident causes a serious but not uncommon injury to his leg, instead of a routine period of recovery he instead begins to feel an overwhelming sensation of his leg as something alien to him, which no longer belongs to him. This disturbing experience is the starting point of a fascinating journey through the mysteries of understanding ones own body, through the physical layer of our identity, and the horrors and marvels that regularly conceal themselves beneath the surface of our health.
