by Alison French (Author), Alison French (Author), Veronica Groocock (Author)
This is the autobiography of Alison French who overcame her disability in order to enjoy an active life. Alison was born with athetoid cerebral palsy - a condition which keeps her body in constant motion and affects her co-ordination and speech. This book describes Alison's struggle to overcome her disability and confound all the sceptics by achieving her ambition to become a qualified youth worker. Alison is now married to a Welsh rugby-playing curate. Alison French has been the subject of BBC TV's Forty Minutes programme on two separate occassions, has appeared on the Wogan show and has featured in a number of magazine and newspaper articles.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: New
Publisher: Pan Books
Published: 10 May 1991
ISBN 10: 0330315250
ISBN 13: 9780330315258