Honey blood
Everett, Kirsty2021
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A startling, inspirational memoir of surviving childhood cancer twice Kirsty Everett was going to be an Olympic gymnast. But as she made plans to win gold, life, as it does, chucked a new goal at her. Aged nine, she was diagnosed with cancer and spent the next two and a half years in treatment and attending funerals of children she met in the chemo ward. At the age of sixteen, Kirsty's cancer returned. She was given a seventeen per cent chance of surviving. With that devastating prognosis, she enrolled in a life writing course with Patti Miller. 'I thought if I was going to die that I should write some things down.' Against the odds, Kirsty lived. She never achieved gold at the Olympics, but she learned a lot about resilience and hope. She also made a life-changing discovery about her family that has given her strength and direction. Importantly, Kirsty became a spokesperson for cancer survival. 'What I've been delivering in my speeches for years is something I desperately wanted to solidify into a book. The impossible can be done and I know this because I've done it.'
Main title:
Honey blood / Kirsty Everett.
Author:
Everett, Kirsty, author
Imprint:
Sydney : HarperCollins Publishers, 2021.©2021
Collation:
295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
97814607588309781460758830
Dewey class:
616.99419616.994
Language:
English
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BRN:
383567
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 616.994 EVE | Available |