Always Looking Up

Michael J. Fox

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Ebury Press
01 March 2010

Film, TV & Radio; Individual actors & performers; Films, movies & cinema; Memoirs; Coping with illness

"Beloved actor, and Sunday Times bestselling author, Michael J. Fox reveals how he has remained optimistic despite his battle with Parkinson's Disease

'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."

By: Michael J. Fox
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 197g
ISBN: 9780091922672
ISBN 10: 0091922674
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 March 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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. He launched the Michael J. Fox foundation for Parkinson's Research in 2000, which has leapt to the forefront of the effort to find a cure. He lives with his family in New York City.

Reviews for Always Looking Up

Well-written, unfailingly cheery and warm-hearted and ... truly gripping * Daily Mail * The book is funny, beautiful, informative and poignant. Read it * Sunday Express *