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Flying with a Broken Wing - Couverture souple

Mehta, Sat

 
9780956151322: Flying with a Broken Wing
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0956151329 ISBN 13 : 9780956151322
Editeur : Nettle Books, 2012

Synopsis

Flying with a Broken Wing tells the true story of a boy growing up in India in turbulent times. Sat Mehta was five years old when he and his family became refugees, caught up in the biggest migration in modern history at the time of Independence. His home was destroyed, his uncle murdered. Once very wealthy farmers, the Mehtas became destitute. Later, Sat suffered a broken arm – complications set in and amputation seemed inevitable. As he lay in hospital, a world famous surgeon, Professor Robert Roaf, strode on to the ward, choosing “hopeless cases” to help. Sat got a second chance. The gratitude he felt for the great man’s skill shaped the rest of Sat’s life. He qualified as a doctor and arrived in England, where he has lived and worked for 30 years. He says of his life: “It is a story of a disappearing world, sadhus, snakes and baking sun, monkeys, monsoons and riot and murder. As a boy, I saw it all.”

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Flying with a Broken Wing tells the true story of a boy growing up in India in turbulent times. Sat Mehta was five years old when he and his family became refugees, caught up in the biggest migration in modern history at the time of Independence. His home was destroyed, his uncle murdered. Once very wealthy farmers, the Mehtas became destitute. Later, Sat suffered a broken arm - complications set in and amputation seemed inevitable. As he lay in hospital, a world famous surgeon, Professor Robert Roaf, strode on to the ward, choosing "hopeless cases" to help. Sat got a second chance. The gratitude he felt for the great man's skill shaped the rest of Sat's life. He qualified as a doctor and arrived in England, where he has lived and worked for 30 years. He says of his life: "It is a story of a disappearing world, sadhus, snakes and baking sun, monkeys, monsoons and riot and murder. As a boy, I saw it all".

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Éditeur
Nettle Books
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0956151329
ISBN 13 
9780956151322
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
179
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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