In My Dreams I Dance
a story of prejudice, perseverance and pushing for change
$42.07
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2025
Summary
In My Dreams I Dance: A Paralympian’s Journey of Courage and Advocacy
The inspirational memoir from Paralympian and disability advocate Anne Wafula Strike, updated for 2024
Left partially paralysed below the rib cage by polio, Anne Wafula Strike was forced to flee her native Kenyan village, moving across the country with her family. After overcoming additional adversity, including the loss of her mother and ableist prejudice, Anne moved to the UK, where she …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008703011 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008703019 |
| Author: | Anne Wafula Strike |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Anne Wafula Strike
Anne Wafula Strike was born in a small village in western Kenya. Aged two and a half she contracted polio, leaving her effectively paralysed. After taking up wheelchair racing, she represented Kenya in the 2004 Paralympics, before joining Paralympics GB in 2006. She is Non-Executive Director of the British Paralympic Association, Active Essex and Princess Alexander Hospital Trust. She’s an avid, effective disability rights campaigner globally. Appointed an MBE in 2014 for services to disability sport and charity, she lives in the UK with her family.
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