Buddy's Story - Couverture souple

Akerman, Ellen

 
9781519656155: Buddy's Story
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1519656157 ISBN 13 : 9781519656155
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Imagine yourself separated from your loving family at the age of eleven and sent to an institution intended for the feebleminded, and living your eighty years of life in a body that doesn’t work properly; not able to walk, talk, feed yourself or make sense of your place in the world? Buddy’s Story, a fictional memoir, is based on the life of Bernard Akerman, born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1920. Buddy, afflicted with cerebral palsy, unfortunately labelled a “crippled idiot”, is finally given a voice to tell the story of his life. He lived during a time when the handicapped were locked away, an embarrassment and a burden to their families and society. His niece, Ellen, finds her voice, no longer silenced by the family taboo of not talking about what has always been an ache in her heart. Many years after Buddy’s death she was able to return her uncle’s love by dedicating a stone on his final resting place. Buddy learned to live in the moment, with humour, insight, love, and compassion. Buddy’s Story, is about family, courage, and the power of ancestry. It is a story of love and hope that crosses the boundaries of genre forms.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ellen Akerman declares herself, “a life traveler seeking the precious moment.” She finds inspiration living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, yoga-ing, learning Spanish, eating mangoes and dancing wherever music is playing. She feels fortunate to have lived in the world of children, teaching more than thirty years in Canada, mother of three, now grandmother of four. Buddy’s Story is her first novella inspired by her Uncle’s courageous life. Although Buddy could not speak, she heard his voice, listened, and told his story.

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1519656157
ISBN 13 
9781519656155
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
124
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