Book: One Unknown: A Powerful Account Of Survival And One Woman's Inspirational Journey To A New Life Gill Hicks was on her way to work aboard a London tube train on July 7, 2005 when a terrorist bomb exploded inside her car. Amazingly--and against all odds--she survived the blast, but due to the injuries she sustained her legs had to be amputated. In this moving personal memoir Gill recounts her experiences, including coming face-to-face with the prospect that she might die, her subsequent fight to live, as well as her later the later loss of her legs and her new life as a disabled person. Excerpts from the diary she wrote during her rehabilitation are included, each entry tracing the journey of her extraordinary recovery. Gill asks important questions about how we set our priorities and the way we live our lives. Told with great integrity and honesty along with a lack of self pity and keen sense of humor, this is a moving account for an extraordinary woman.
Details of Book: One Unknown: A Powerful Account Of Survival And One Woman's Inspirational Journey To A New Life Book: One Unknown: A Powerful Account Of Survival And One Woman's Inspirational Journey To A New Life
Author: Gill Hicks
ISBN: 1905744145
ISBN-13: 9781905744145
, 978-1905744145
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 20062008
Publisher: Rodale Press
Number of Pages: 256
Language: English