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Berwick (MBE), Dr Lin

 
9781035821570: Nobody Does It Better Than Me: The Story of Alma
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1035821575 ISBN 13 : 9781035821570
Editeur : Austin Macauley Publishers, 2023

Synopsis

This is a book that will hold the reader’s attention from start to finish. It’s a story of courage, determination, control, anger, jealousy, and love. Alma, the main protagonist, was injured during the Blitz in East London when half her house fell on top of the air-raid shelter also killing her father and her sister. That experience coloured the rest of her life. Alma and the family moved to Poplar (‘Call the Midwife’ country) in 1947. By 1951, they’d been re-housed to a Council House in Grundy Street where they stayed until 1981. East end life was important to them, but Alma always had aspirations to move back to Hornchurch in Essex and the surrounding areas where most of her family lived. George, Alma’s husband, was born and bred in Poplar in the East End – a true Cockney. His attitude was, ‘I’ll leave the East End feet first!’ However, his daughter Linda’s medical needs meant that she could no longer climb the stairs after major back surgery. So they had to move and Alma’s ambition was realised, but little did they know that Linda would eventually meet and fall in love with Ralph, and that despite her disabilities, she would get married and achieve great things with her husband.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr Lin Berwick (MBE) is a writer, lecturer, broadcaster and freelance journalist, despite being totally blind, having Cerebral Palsy Quadriplegia, partial deafness and being a permanent wheelchair user. She has previously published four books, mostly on the subjects of disability. She was cared for by her mother, Alma, and her father, George, until she met and married her husband, Ralph, who loved and cared for her for almost twenty-five years until he died. Lin’s passion is classical music – she loves going to concerts, socialising with friends and eating out.

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Éditeur
Austin Macauley Publishers
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1035821575
ISBN 13 
9781035821570
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
290
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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