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Fat, fame and life with father - Deirdre Barnard

Fat, fame and life with father - Deirdre Barnard

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"So this book really isn't about me at all. Well, it is and it isn't. It's about how my life happened to be but it's also for anyone who has ever been fat or affected by divorce or fame. It's about being a parent and being a child. It's about love, which is to say it's also about loss."

This is the story of Deirdre Barnard - champion waterskier, daughter of pioneering heart surgeon Chris Barnard, woman in her own right. In this wise and funny book, Deirdre Barnard stands up and tells it like it is about life in the Barnard family as they coped with the successes and losses that befell them, about the heartless intrusions into privacy that were the flip side of fame, about bereavement and true friendship and the sustaining power of family. An entertaining and courageously forthright storyteller with a wicked wit, Barnard has woven a moving account of her sometimes painful but ultimately uplifting personal journey, its compassion and humour will touch us all.

Condition

Very Good (VG): I may show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper.

Dimensions

L: 23.1cm; W: 15.2cm; H: 2cm

Weight

0.38 kg

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This is a previously loved book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show some signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us.

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