Things I Learned from Falling: The must-read true story

Synopsis

An inspirational and gripping first-person account of determination, adversity and survival against the odds.'Uplifting and brave' - Stylist'A riveting account of loneliness, anxiety and survival' - Cosmopolitan'A vibrantly physical book' - the Guardian'Claire Nelson relives a life-changing four days' - The Times'What a story; never heard a story like that before' - Chris EvansIn 2018, Claire Nelson made international headlines. She was in her thirties and was beginning to burn out - her hectic London life of work and social activity and striving to do more and do better in the big city was frenetic and stressful. Although she was surrounded by people all of the time, she felt increasingly lonely.When the anxiety she felt finally brought her to breaking point, Claire decided to take some time off and travelled to Joshua Tree Park in California to hike and clear her head. What happened next was something she could never have anticipated.While hiking, Claire fell 25 feet, gravely injuring herself and she lay alone in the desert - mistakenly miles off any trail, without a cell phone signal, fighting for her life. She lay in the elements for four days until she was miraculously found - her rescuers had not expected to find her alive.In THINGS I LEARNED FROM FALLING Claire tells her incredible story and what it taught her about loneliness, anxiety and transformation and how to survive it all.(p) 2020 Octopus Publishing Group

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781783253722

Related ISBNs:

9781783253500

Publisher:

Octopus

Date of Addition:

08/12/22

Copyrighted By:

Claire Nelson

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Narrated By:

Claire Nelson

Categories:

Nonfiction, Sports, Self-Help, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Psychology, Communication

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.