The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly, by Jean-Dominique Bauby

Following one of my video updates to colleagues at Quilter, in which I must have spoken about my own lockdown challenges, I was sent a book from one of our financial advisers in Quilter Financial Planning called The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly. [...]Mr Bauby's cruel imprisonment is juxtaposed...

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Published inFinancial Adviser p. 22
Main Author Feeney, Paul
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London The Financial Times Limited 17.09.2020
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Autobiographies
Bauby, Jean-Dominique (1952-1997)
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Summary:Following one of my video updates to colleagues at Quilter, in which I must have spoken about my own lockdown challenges, I was sent a book from one of our financial advisers in Quilter Financial Planning called The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly. [...]Mr Bauby's cruel imprisonment is juxtaposed against the vitality of his young children, which leads one to question one's attitude towards older people or those with physical disabilities who are unable to communicate well. [...]all the time the writing is coloured by the spirit that remains in his mind (the butterfly), even as he is locked in his physical body (the diving-bell).
ISSN:0953-5276