sparklymoom's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Loved itÂ
Simply written
Extremely humble
Made you think anything is possible through hard work
beardybot's review against another edition
4.0
Stephanie Shirley is an incredible woman, (who I had the pleasure of meeting the day of this book's release,) and her candidly-told story is every bit as compelling in writing as I expected.
scarerkite's review
4.0
This was an incredible book about an amazing person, who has done so much good in the world.
Despite on paper her life looks like an amazing success story, (and it is) she had to fight hard every step of the way, and came close to disaster several times. She has an amazing ability to adapt, and see the opportunities that most of the world miss. The account of some of the awful things they and their son went through, was very tough to read at times but it felt that this was ultimately a story of hope.
I found it really inspiring. It was also very well written, and very funny.
"I came close to annihilation at the outset of my life, and deep down I remain a refugee. I know that nothing lasts forever; I know that tomorrow may well be quite different from today. All the more reason, then, to welcome the uncertainties of the future - and to see each unknown tomorrow as an opportunity, not a threat. We waste too much time being afraid, when what we should really fear is wasting time."
Despite on paper her life looks like an amazing success story, (and it is) she had to fight hard every step of the way, and came close to disaster several times. She has an amazing ability to adapt, and see the opportunities that most of the world miss. The account of some of the awful things they and their son went through, was very tough to read at times but it felt that this was ultimately a story of hope.
I found it really inspiring. It was also very well written, and very funny.
"I came close to annihilation at the outset of my life, and deep down I remain a refugee. I know that nothing lasts forever; I know that tomorrow may well be quite different from today. All the more reason, then, to welcome the uncertainties of the future - and to see each unknown tomorrow as an opportunity, not a threat. We waste too much time being afraid, when what we should really fear is wasting time."
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