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The Woman Who Came Back to Life

Author : Beth Miller

Publisher : Bookouture

Page : 335 pages

File Size : 25,56 MB

Release : 2022-01-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1800196628

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‘A masterpiece… broke my heart a thousand times but filled me with love and hope and made me want to call everyone I know to tell them I love them… literally the feeling of a loving hug after a big cry… a heart-warming and often heartbreaking read.’ Bethany’s Bookshelf ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s never too late for a second chance at happiness… Pearl Flowers has been hiding away for so long that she has forgotten what real life is like. Her quiet routine in a woodland cottage in France is restricted and lonely. But at least it keeps her safe, far away from the painful memories and secrets she left behind. But then an unexpected phone call throws her calm world into chaos. Back in England, her estranged father Francis is dying. Pearl hasn’t seen him for decades since he pushed her away and destroyed their family, so she hurries back for a last chance to see him. But it turns out he has a final gift for her – a diary, written in a code that only Pearl can understand. As she begins to read her father’s diary, Pearl discovers that for forty years he had been thinking of her almost every day. And as she reads on, secrets begin to emerge from the pages causing her to question everything she thought she knew. Reeling from the diary’s revelations, Pearl realises that the only way to heal and find true happiness is to face the past. But is she ready to confront her deepest secret, the one she’s been running from all this time? This utterly tear-jerking and heartwarming novel is for anyone who knows it’s never too late to find happiness. Fans of Matt Haig, Mike Gayle and Camille Pagán will fall in love with this beautiful, feel-good story. Readers are falling in love with The Woman Who Came Back to Life: ‘Made me cry so much! Sad tears and happy tears, it covers every emotion you’ve got and some you don’t know you had too. Perfect.’ beanie_bookworm ‘Outstanding… touched my heart in so many ways… totally captivating… will stay with me for a very long time. Absolutely loved it.’ Readheadedbooklady ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I found myself laughing out loud… I actually sobbed… heart-warming and often heartbreaking.’ Rachael Stray ‘I'm not crying, you're crying! Aw what a beauty. When a book can make you laugh and tear up in equal measure you're onto a cracker.’ BOOKWORMS ‘Loved it!!! I couldn't put the book down… I went through every emotion while reading this… there were even tears… Loved this… magical.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I couldn’t put it down… I laughed, I cried and I hoped.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A must-read… cannot be missed… I LOVED IT! My heart was pounding with every turn, this story made me a Beth Miller follower.’ @i_am_a_slow_reader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I read this one in one sitting… fantastic!… Emotional and heartwarming.’ Avid Reader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Heartbreaking… full of people who stay with you long after you've read the final page.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An emotional powerful hope filled book… I loved it’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Parts of this book make your heart sing with joy and other parts make you cry… I would recommend it to anyone’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely loved this… emotional, heartbreaking and uplifting.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐



Dying to Be Me

Author : Anita Moorjani

Publisher : Hay House, Inc

Page : 218 pages

File Size : 15,7 MB

Release : 2022-03-08

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 1401937527

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "I had the choice to come back ... or not. I chose to return when I realized that 'heaven' is a state, not a place" In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body began shutting down—overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realized her inherent worth . . . and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had improved so rapidly that she was released from the hospital within weeks—without a trace of cancer in her body! Within this enhanced e-book, Anita recounts—in words and on video—stories of her childhood in Hong Kong, her challenge to establish her career and find true love, as well as how she eventually ended up in that hospital bed where she defied all medical knowledge. In "Dying to Be Me," Anita Freely shares all she has learned about illness, healing, fear, "being love," and the true magnificence of each and every human being!



Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Author : Bronnie Ware

Publisher : Hay House, Inc

Page : 322 pages

File Size : 47,26 MB

Release : 2019-08-13

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 1401956009

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Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.



To Heaven and Back

Author : Mary C Neal

Publisher : Authentic Media Inc

Page : 140 pages

File Size : 31,19 MB

Release : 2012-10-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1780780540

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A doctor's account of her own experience of death, heaven and return to life with a new realization of her purpose on earth. Dr Mary Neal, an orthopaedic surgeon, was on a kayaking holiday in Chile. Sceptical of near death experiences, she was to have her life transformed when her kayak became wedged in rocks at the bottom of a waterfall and was underwater for so long that her heart stopped.To Heaven And Back is Mary's faith-enriching story of her spiritual journey, her first-hand experience of heaven and its continuing life-enhancing effects.



White Like Her

Author : Gail Lukasik

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 376 pages

File Size : 36,41 MB

Release : 2017-10-17

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 151072415X

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White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing is the story of Gail Lukasik’s mother’s “passing,” Gail’s struggle with the shame of her mother’s choice, and her subsequent journey of self-discovery and redemption. In the historical context of the Jim Crow South, Gail explores her mother’s decision to pass, how she hid her secret even from her own husband, and the price she paid for choosing whiteness. Haunted by her mother’s fear and shame, Gail embarks on a quest to uncover her mother’s racial lineage, tracing her family back to eighteenth-century colonial Louisiana. In coming to terms with her decision to publicly out her mother, Gail changed how she looks at race and heritage. With a foreword written by Kenyatta Berry, host of PBS's Genealogy Roadshow, this unique and fascinating story of coming to terms with oneself breaks down barriers.



Marathon Woman

Author : Kathrine Switzer

Publisher : Da Capo Press

Page : 422 pages

File Size : 26,27 MB

Release : 2017-04-04

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 030682566X

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A new edition of a sports icon's memoir, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Kathrine Switzer's historic running of the Boston Marathon as the first woman to run. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all-male Boston Marathon, infuriating one of the event's directors who attempted to violently eject her. In one of the most iconic sports moments, Switzer escaped and finished the race. She made history-and is poised to do it again on the fiftieth anniversary of that initial race, when she will run the 2017 Boston Marathon at age 70. Now a spokesperson for Reebok, Switzer is also the founder of 261 Fearless, a foundation dedicated to creating opportunities for women on all fronts, as this groundbreaking sports hero has done throughout her life. "Kathrine Switzer is the Susan B. Anthony of women's marathoning."-Joan Benoit Samuelson, first Olympic gold medalist in the women's marathon



The Story Of An Hour

Author : Kate Chopin

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 11 pages

File Size : 37,34 MB

Release : 2014-04-22

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1443435198

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Mrs. Louise Mallard, afflicted with a heart condition, reflects on the death of her husband from the safety of her locked room. Originally published in Vogue magazine, “The Story of an Hour” was retitled as “The Dream of an Hour,” when it was published amid much controversy under its new title a year later in St. Louis Life. “The Story of an Hour” was adapted to film in The Joy That Kills by director Tina Rathbone, which was part of a PBS anthology called American Playhouse. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.



Woman I Was Not Born To Be

Author : Aleshia Brevard

Publisher : Temple University Press

Page : 304 pages

File Size : 23,95 MB

Release : 2011-01-19

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781439905272

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Told with humor and flair, this is the autobiography of one transsexual's wild ride from boyhood as Alfred Brevard ("Buddy") Crenshaw in rural Tennessee to voluptuous female entertainer in Hollywood. Aleshia Brevard, as she is now known, underwent transitional surgery in Los Angeles in 1962, one of the first such operations in the United States. (The famous sexual surgery pioneer Harry Benjamin himself broke the news to Brevard's parents.) Under the stage name Lee Shaw, Brevard worked as a drag queen at Finocchio's, a San Francisco club, doing Marilyn Monroe impersonations. (Like Marilyn, she sought romance all the time and had a string of entanglements with men.) Later, she worked as a stripper in Reno and as a Playboy Bunny at the Sunset Strip hutch. After playing opposite Don Knotts in the movie The Love God, Brevard appeared in other films and broke into TV as a regular on the Red Skelton Show. She created the role of Tex on the daytime soap opera One Life To Live. As a woman, Brevard returned to teach theater at East Tennessee State, the same university she had attended as a boy. This memoir is a rare pre-Women's Movement account of coming to terms with gender identity. Brevard writes frankly about the degree to which she organized her life around pleasing men, and how absurd it all seems to her now.



The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Author : Rebecca Skloot

Publisher : Crown

Page : 386 pages

File Size : 38,82 MB

Release : 2010-02-02

Category : Science

ISBN : 0307589382

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTION NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and Mail Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave. Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.



A Woman's Book of Life

Author : Joan Borysenko

Publisher : Berkley Trade

Page : 324 pages

File Size : 44,51 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 9781573226516

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The bestselling author of "Minding the Body, Mending the Mind" reveals the interconnected loop of the mind, body, and spirit in a pioneering book that will teach women how to maximize their health and well-being as well as discover the extraordinary power that comes with each stage of the feminine life cycle.