My Stroke in the Fast Lane: A Journey to Recovery begins on Easter Sunday morning. While driving home on Interstate 95 at 65 mph, Bonni had a stroke. Everyone’s worst nightmare. When her 86-year-old mother, sitting in the passenger seat, noticed something was wrong, she was quick-thinking. Betty grabbed the wheel and crashed the car into a highway guardrail.

Bonni’s stroke left her unable to walk, talk, or swallow. And the timing couldn’t have been worse. Her son was getting married in only eight weeks on Martha’s Vineyard, where they had a country house for decades.

This profoundly moving memoir is about Bonni’s recovery and resuming what she calls her “magnificent life.” Told with authenticity and honesty, her tenacity, perseverance, and humor see her through the darkness of Stroke Land. Bonni’s courage and resilience take the reader on a compelling and inspirational journey.

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Bonni Brodnick is the author of Pound Ridge Past (now in its second edition). She has written for Condé Nast Publications’ House & Garden and Glamour magazines, Children’s Television Workshop, and was a weekly newspaper columnist. Bonni is an award-winning communications specialist, a member of the Pound Ridge Authors Society, and has a blog (bonnibrodnick.com). In addition, Bonni is an ambassador for the American Heart Association and a proud Stroke Survivor.