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FITS and STARTS was shortlisted for the Audie Award in 2022 as well winning the One Voice Award. It was a Top 100 Kindle Bestseller as well as Number 1 in the Audible Charts. In 1992 Franziska had her first seizure and her whole world was turned upside down- literally. In Fits and Starts Franziska gives a compelling personal description of living with Epilepsy, an illness shrouded in secrecy and antiquated myths. Laden with self-deprecating humour she describes her own coming of age- as an epileptic, a teacher, and ultimately, a mother. She is alternately stubborn and mischievous, downtrodden and determined. Despite the constant setbacks Franziska remains ever hopeful and instinctively refuses to conform to the role the outside world has chosen for her.
This searingly honest and thought-provoking memoir is the story of the author's fits, injuries, and memory loss, set inside the wider story of Epilepsy and society. Focussing on her own experience of repeatedly falling down, getting up, then falling down again.
Franziska has previously worked as a journalist, History teacher, and Head of PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education). She is currently working as an author and Fundraising Manager for the UK and Nepal-based charity, Snowland Journeys. She lives in London with her husband Tim, their children Oskar and Kurt, and two misbehaving Maine Coons. Earlier this year Franziska launched her Podcast, 'Tuesday Epilepsy Club', now available on Spotify, Google, Buzzsprout & more.
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