The Unwinding of the Miracle - A memoir of life, death and everything that comes after (Paperback)

Born blind in Vietnam, Julie Yip-Williams narrowly escaped euthanasia planned by her grandmother, only to have to flee the political upheaval of the late 1970s with her family. Loaded into a rickety boat with three hundred other refugees, Julie made it to Hong Kong and, ultimately, America, where a surgeon gave her partial sight. Against all odds, she became a Harvard-educated lawyer, with a husband, a family, a life. Then, at the age of thirty-seven, with two little girls still at home, Julie was diagnosed with terminal metastatic colon cancer, and a different journey began. The Unwinding of the Miracle is the story of a vigorous life refracted through the prism of imminent death. Motherhood, marriage, ambition, love, wanderlust, tennis, grief, jealousy, anger, comfort, pain, disease - this is a book about a life lived well and cut cruelly short. With glorious humour, bracing honesty and the cleansing power of well-deployed anger, Julie has set the stage for her final legacy: the story of her life. Inspiring and instructive, delightful and shattering, this is not just a tale about cancer. It's about truth and honesty, fear and pain, our dreams, our jealousies and our anger. And it's about how to say goodbye to your children and a life you love. Starting as a need to understand the disease, it has evolved into a powerful story about living - even as Julie puts her affairs in order and prepares to die.

General

Imprint:	Bantam Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2019
Authors:	Julie Yip-Williams
Dimensions:	235 x 153 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-78763-040-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Popular medicine Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Popular medicine > Women's health Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with illness Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with death & bereavement Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78763-040-4
Barcode:	9781787630406

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