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Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2016. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. 'What do you think are the gifts of cancer?'Even now, all these years later, when I recall the question, a sense of shock still resonates.I thought of Julian's gruelling treatment regime, about how all seven of his children were coping seeing him so unwell, so reduced.Then, in the silence that followed, like the first sprouting of a tiny plant, I began to think about all the good things that Julian and I had experienced because of his illness; amid the strain and fear we had shared precious moments of love and kindness that might not have otherwise happened.I began to cry.'Perhaps you could think of Julian's cancer in another way,' the counsellor suggested. 'Maybe it's like a little bird on your shoulder that's reminding you how to live.'Over a decade ago, award-winning journalist Lucy Palmer lost her beloved husband Julian, leaving her alone to raise their three young children on a…
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- Title Bird on My Shoulder
- Author Lucy Palmer
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Unabridged
- Pages 312
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Allen & Unwin, Australia
- Date 2016
- ISBN 9781743311530 / 1743311532
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A Bird on My Shoulder
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A Bird on My Shoulder: A Memoir.
by Palmer, Lucy.
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Sydney, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, 2016. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom corner tip front cover creased, minor edgewear. 327 pp. This inspiring memoir tells the story of how the author and her husband Julian fell in love, and with Papua New Guinea, and traces their family's return to Australia to face the daunting task of Julian's journey with cancer. The author looks back with both sadness and joy. Julian died over a decade ago, leaving her alone to raise three young children on a farm south of Sydney.
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