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My Lucky Break

My Lucky Break

The True Story of a Daredevil Quadriplegic

by Philip Stephens and Susan Williams
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/08/2019
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This is the inspiring memoir of Philip Stephens, who has been in a wheelchair for 40 years since he broke his neck at the age of 18. He thrives on risk - scuba-diving, skiing, parasailing and extreme travelling. Philip came to define himself by his abilities rather than his disability. But his triumphs were entwined with further tragedy. His accident uncovered the secret his family had kept from him: the harrowing truth about his dangerous father. This is a tale of resilience and optimism. Philip reveals intimate details about his physical challenges, his sexual exploits and the emotional impact of life in a wheelchair. Through all his adversity, he is a captivating and amusing story-teller. The word Philip constantly uses about himself is "lucky".
ISBN:
9780578223902
9780578223902
Category:
Biography: general
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-08-2019
Language:
Australian
Publisher:
Philip Stephens
Pages:
228
Dimensions (mm):
210x148x12mm
Weight:
0.28kg
Philip Stephens

Philip Stephens is an award-winning journalist and chief political commentator at the Financial Times. He was previously director of the FT's editorial board. Throughout his career, he has had unique access to foreign policymakers in Britain and around the world.

Stephens won the David Watt Prize for Outstanding Political Journalism; the UK Political Studies Association's Political Journalist of the Year; and Political Journalist of the Year in the British Press Awards. He is the author of Politics and the Pound and Tony Blair.

Susan Williams

Dr Susan Williams is a senior research fellow in the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Her pathbreaking books include Who Killed Hammarskjoeld?, which in 2015 triggered a new, ongoing UN investigation into the death of the UN Secretary-General; Spies in the Congo, which spotlights the link between US espionage in the Congo and the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945; Colour Bar, the story of Botswana's founding president, which was made into the major 2016 film A United Kingdom; and The People's King, which presents an original perspective on the abdication of Edward VIII and his marriage to Wallis Simpson.

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