In My Dreams I Dance - Softcover
They said it couldn't be done. But Anne Wafula achieved many remarkable things in her life. This is her incredible story.
Struck down with polio at the age of two and a half, Anne overcame the prejudice rife in her native village in Kenya, where neighbours believed she was cursed and called her a snake because of her disability, which left her paralysed below the waist.
Losing her mother at a tender age, and sent to a school far away from home, she achieved fantastic academic results, amidst the challenges of a military coup. She went to university and qualified as a teacher, and fell in love with a British man who truly valued her defiant spirit.
She moved from a world with no running water to make a life for herself in modern Britain. Where, against all odds, she bore a child, and went on to be the first East African to compete in her sport internationally. Anne is currently in further training, and will be representing Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympics, where she has been tipped as one of our top hundred hopefuls.
Meet Anne Wafula, a woman whose determination knows no bounds.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
ANNE WAFULA-STRIKE was born in a mud hut in a little village in western Kenya. At the age of two and a half she contracted polio. The virus left her paralysed below the waist and she spent the next twenty-eight years struggling to get around on callipers and crutches (wheelchairs are not widely available in Kenya). She graduated from university with a degree in education and then met her husband-to-be, Norman, a British man teaching in Kenya. They married and settled in the UK and now have a son together. In 2004 Anne represented Kenya in the Paralympics. In 2012 she will be representing Great Britain. She has recently been named as one of the Guardian’s one hundred hopefuls for 2012.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherHarperTrue
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0007354282
- ISBN 13 9780007354283
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 12.17
Shipping:
US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Buy New
US$ 12.17
Convert currency
Stock Image
In My Dreams I Dance My Story
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(2010)
ISBN 10: 0007354282
ISBN 13: 9780007354283
New
PAP
Quantity: 15
Seller:
Rating
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # VC-9780007354283
Buy New
US$ 14.82
Convert currency
Stock Image
In My Dreams I Dance (Paperback)
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers, London
(2010)
ISBN 10: 0007354282
ISBN 13: 9780007354283
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. They said it couldn't be done. But Anne Wafula achieved many remarkable things in her life. This is her incredible story. Struck down with polio at the age of two and a half, Anne overcame the prejudice rife in her native village in Kenya, where neighbours believed she was cursed and called her a snake because of her disability, which left her paralysed below the waist.Losing her mother at a tender age, and sent to a school far away from home, she achieved fantastic academic results, amidst the challenges of a military coup. She went to university and qualified as a teacher, and fell in love with a British man who truly valued her defiant spirit.She moved from a world with no running water to make a life for herself in modern Britain. Where, against all odds, she bore a child, and went on to be the first East African to compete in her sport internationally. Anne is currently in further training, and will be representing Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympics, where she has been tipped as one of our top hundred hopefuls.Meet Anne Wafula, a woman whose determination knows no bounds. They said it couldn't be done. But Anne Wafula achieved many remarkable things in her life. This is her incredible story. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780007354283
Buy New
US$ 16.39
Convert currency
Seller Image
In My Dreams I Dance
Published by
HarperTrue, London
(2010)
ISBN 10: 0007354282
ISBN 13: 9780007354283
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New book. Seller Inventory # 22725
Buy New
US$ 4.17
Convert currency
Seller Image
In My Dreams I Dance [Soft Cover ]
Published by
HarperTrue
(2010)
ISBN 10: 0007354282
ISBN 13: 9780007354283
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780007354283
Buy New
US$ 20.27
Convert currency
Stock Image
In My Dreams I Dance
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(2010)
ISBN 10: 0007354282
ISBN 13: 9780007354283
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. They said it couldn't be done. But Anne Wafula achieved many remarkable things in her life. This is her incredible story. Seller Inventory # B9780007354283
Buy New
US$ 11.89
Convert currency
Stock Image
In My Dreams I Dance
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 278 pages. 7.56x5.04x0.94 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0007354282
Buy New
US$ 11.53
Convert currency
Stock Image
In My Dreams I Dance
Published by
HarperTrue
(2010)
ISBN 10: 0007354282
ISBN 13: 9780007354283
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9780007354283_new
Buy New
US$ 12.07
Convert currency
Stock Image
In My Dreams I Dance
Published by
HarperCollins Publishers
(2010)
ISBN 10: 0007354282
ISBN 13: 9780007354283
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days. Seller Inventory # C9780007354283
Buy New
US$ 15.28
Convert currency
Stock Image
In My Dreams I Dance
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0007354282xvz189zvxnew
Buy New
US$ 26.52
Convert currency