The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
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4.0 • 33 Ratings
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
There on that helicopter, somewhere over Switzerland on a Sunday in June, came the first tiny whisper. A voice that would carry me for years to come. ‘I'm going to be okay. There's still joy here.'
When Emma Carey was twenty, she fell from 14,000 feet and survived. In The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, Emma tells us the inspirational story of how, through one of her greatest tragedies, she found her truest self. From waking up in hospital a paraplegic to learning how to use her legs again, through the six-year-long court case and now being finally free to make the most of her life, Emma teaches us the importance of courage and resilience. This heartfelt book is more than a memoir, it's a call to action that reminds us not to take our lives and abilities for granted but to live every day like it could be our last.
‘Emma Carey is a powerhouse. This book will change a lot of perceptions about what you think it's like to live with disability.' DYLAN ALCOTT
Customer Reviews
Needs to be re-recorded by professional voice actor
Interesting story but could have been improved if it went more into her actual rehab process, rather than thoughts and feelings. Every time I pressed play to listen, I had to fight myself to not turn it off. No offence meant but someone had a terrible idea of having the author read the story herself. It is the most grating voice I’ve ever heard on any audio book. It’s like a voice coach said, “You’ve got to get rid of your Australian inflection at the end of sentences!” So now, the narrator starts each sentence sounding completely normal but ends EVERY, SINGLE sentence in a grating rasp. Every.single.damn.sentence. It’s soooooooooooooooo annoying. Really, REALLY hard to listen to; which is unfortunate as it’s an interesting story to tell about quite a lovely, young girl. Story also seems to flip flop a bit and not finish stories within the story. I do not recommend audio book. Maybe it’s better being read rather than listened to?