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Karen : A True Story Told by Her Mother by Marie Killilea (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media, Inc.

ISBN-101504053303

ISBN-139781504053303

eBay Product ID (ePID)248308401

Product Key Features

Book TitleKaren : a True Story Told by Her Mother

Number of Pages346 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicDiseases / Nervous System (Incl. Brain), People with Disabilities, Personal Memoirs, Medical

GenreHealth & Fitness, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorMarie Killilea

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Reviews"A warm and winning and spirited account of a young mother's attempt to overcome the liabilities of cerebral palsy, and to refute the first medical verdict that her little girl would have 'an existence but no life' . . . A gallant account, in very human terms." -- Kirkus Reviews "A wonderful story of human courage, patience, and triumph. But you'll want to read it most for Karen's own words: 'I can walk, I can talk. I can read. I can write. I can do anything.'" -- The New York Times "Extraordinary is the word to be used first, last, and repeatedly about this book. . . . Anyone who meets Karen, even on paper, will postpone resigning from the human race." -- Saturday Review

SynopsisWinner of the Christopher Award: This bestseller tells the inspirational true story of a girl with cerebral palsy and the mother who wouldn't give up on her. In 1940, when Karen Killilea was born three months premature and developed cerebral palsy, doctors encouraged her parents to put her in an institution and forget about her. At the time, her condition was considered untreatable, and institutionalization was the only recourse. But in a revolutionary act of faith and love, the Killileas never gave up hope that Karen could lead a successful life. Written by Karen's mother, Marie, this memoir is a profound and heartwarming personal account of a young mother's efforts to refute the medical establishment's dispiriting advice, and her daughter's extraordinary triumph over seemingly insurmountable odds. Marie's activism spread awareness of the mistreatment of disabled people in America and led to the formation of multiple foundations, including United Cerebral Palsy. A larger-than-life story, Karen tells of a family's courage, patience, and struggle in the face of extreme difficulty. The New York Times wrote, "You'll want to read it most for Karen's own words: 'I can walk, I can talk. I can read. I can write. I can do anything.'"