THE MUST-READ MEMOIR BEHIND THE MAJOR BAFTA AWARD-WINNING FILM I SWEAR STARRING ROBERT
ARAMAYO. From the remarkable Scottish campaigner this is the powerful and moving autobiography
offering extraordinary insight into what it is like to live with a severe form of Tourette's
Syndrome. 'Funny and heartfelt ... this skilfully told tale deserves praise for how it lets
us non-sweary people see inside the ordinary albeit anxious mind of someone with Tourette
syndrome.' THE TIMES Born in the 1970s on the Scottish Borders John's was ten when his tics
first arrived as if from nowhere. Previously a happy popular football-mad boy he was
labelled disruptive rude and even mad. As his condition progressed from blinks and jerks to
involuntary rude and obscene shouting John was bullied rejected - alienated from his family
and a society that had no idea what to make of him. Hospitalized and drugged for months it
was only an extraordinary and transformative friendship and John's dogged optimism that
turned his life around making I Swear an inspirational story of triumph over adversity.
Through John's eyes we see Tourette's not just as a medical condition but as a lens through
which we can all better understand the importance of human connection. And how essential as
well as ultimately rewarding it can be to keep going and never give up. 'An astonishing tale
about an amazing man.' - JOJO MOYES author of Me Before You and Someone Else's Shoes 'This
superb book is an engaging and fascinating account of what it's like to live with Tourette's.'
DAILY MAIL 'Brave shocking funny and moving ... This is a really important book.' RACHEL
JOYCE bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Homemade God
