One Million Lovely Letters: When Life is Looking Hopeless, One Inspirational Letter Can Change Your Life Forever

One Million Lovely Letters: When Life is Looking Hopeless, One Inspirational Letter Can Change Your Life Forever

by JodiAnnBickley (Author)

Synopsis

In the summer of 2011, aged only 22, Jodi Ann Bickley contracted a serious brain infection that would change her life forever. Jodi had been performing at Camp Bestival on the Isle of Wight. Returning with pockets full of glitter, and her favourite bands' songs still playing in her head, She thought the happy memories would last forever. A week later, writhing in pain on the doctor's surgery floor and unable to put the pain she was suffering into words, Jodi found out that she had been bitten by a tick and contracted a serious brain infection. Learning to write and walk again was just the start of the battle. In the months that followed Jodi struggled with the ups and downs of her health and the impact it had on her loved ones. Some days the illness was too much for Jodi to bear and she found herself wondering whether she could go on. She had two choices: either to give up now or to do something meaningful with the time she had been given. Jodi chose the latter. This is the story how she turned her life around, and in doing so, touched the lives of millions. ONE MILLION LOVELY LETTERS is one woman's inspirational journey to recovery, and is a witty and uplifting testament to the power of words to heal heart and mind. www.onemillionlovelyletters.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXxglvEMUQc

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: 1
Publisher: Yellow Kite
Published: 25 Sep 2014

ISBN 10: 1444754807
ISBN 13: 9781444754803
Book Overview: An inspirational read by an incredible young woman whose words are helping change lives across the globe.

Media Reviews
An extraordinary woman. It takes courage, self-belief, imagination and an inspiring lack of self-pity to turn such bad luck into a positive direction, and to conceive of an idea that will spread happiness. * Stephen Fry *
There is so much emotion in these pages that we challenge you not to cry... A witty and uplifting account of the ripples of positivity that Jodi created around the world, she's inspired us with the idea that For the price of a stamp you can change someone's day. * Cosmopolitan *
She may have to get used to the attention because my hunch is that the book she has written, One Million Lovely Letters, may well become a bestseller. It's Eat, Pray Love meets The Little Book of Calm. * Sunday Telegraph Stella Magazine *
Extraordinary... Her account of this time is very affecting... She writes with acute intelligence of the loss of the familiar Self, suffered by people who become very ill or disabled... The letters she prints and her sweet replies bring light into a gloomy world, and I for one am grateful for her message. * Daily Mail *
A book filled with gorgeous letters. * Company *
A hug in book form. * Glamour *
One Million Lovely Letters tells how this simple idea kick-started her recovery - and helped many others. Tissue, anyone...? * Good Housekeeping *
Author Bio
Jodi Ann Bickley won the Roundhouse Poetry Slam in 2009, and has since performed all over the UK, including at festivals such as Bestival and Glastonbury. She was a speaker at TEDxBrum in 2013. She lives in Birmingham with her three cats and her puppy, Josh.