Orla Tinsley

My Story (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Orla Tinsley is well known as a campaigner for the rights of people with Cystic Fibrosis in Ireland. In her memoir, she takes us on a journey into the inner world of a child whose home from home was hospital, yet who from an early age refused to allow her illness to define her.

It is also a story about coming of age in today's Ireland, as Orla takes us through school, college and the pursuit of a dream to become a writer. She describes how her love of poetry and drama sustained her through difficult times, and how writing in her journal was often a lifeline. She also tells of coming to terms with the loss of young friends through CF, and her at times maverick fight to improve an under-par health system that, for those with CF, delivers a lesser life expectancy in Ireland than anywhere else in Europe.

Orla's family instilled in her a mind-over-matter philosophy from an early age: if you can't do something one way, keep trying until you find another. Breathe reveals the path of a young woman known for her fighting spirit: deeply personal, at times shocking, always honest, and ultimately hopeful.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hachette Books Ireland
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444725537
• Artikelnr.: 39222829

Autorenporträt

Orla Tinsley is a native of Kildare and now lives in Dublin. She is a journalist with The Irish Times.

Rezensionen

'Lively and truthful ... [Orla's] passions are creativity, inspiration and expression. She does justice to all three in her book.' Irish Independent