Broke [electronic resource]
Sam Drummond2023
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A memoir about downward mobility, disability and the power of hope.
Sam always knew he was starting life on the back foot. When his parents split,
Sam, his mother and his brother had to learn to survive in a world not built for
single-parent families. Add to that Sam's diagnosis with a form of dwarfism and
the odds seemed stacked against them. As surgeons kept breaking and resetting
Sam's legs in attempts to keep him walking, disability and poverty collided, and
it took all the family's strength not to crumple in the impact.
With each change in circumstance – jobs gained and lost, relationships starting
and ending, moving between city and country and from school to school – Sam
tried to make sense of the adult decisions that kept shaking his world. Armed
with hope, the support of friends and teachers, and the unwavering love of his
mum, he began to claw his way to a brighter future.
In Broke, lawyer and disability advocate Sam Drummond weaves a poignant,
stirring and...
Main title:
Broke [electronic resource] / Sam Drummond
Author:
Sam Drummond, Author
Imprint:
South Melbourne, Vic. : Affirm Press, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (1 online resource)
Audience:
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781922930767
Language:
English
BRN:
452363
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |