On his eighteenth birthday Ryan Knighton was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a congenital, progressive disease marked by night-blindness, tunnel vision and, eventually, total blindness. Blending mordant wit with intense personal reflection, Cockeyed is the story of Ryan’s loss of sight. We follow his journey from absolute denial – which lost Ryan his trousers, his girlfriend and, perhaps unsurprisingly, his driving licence – to acceptance of life without vision and reliance on a cane.

Ryan Knighton’s irreverent memoir makes us discover our surroundings afresh, and reminds us that even the most ordinary things have extraordinary and precious qualities.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2007
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Pages: 272
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9781843545644
ISBN 10: 1843545640
Edition: Main