Hannahs Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived by Maria Housden (English) Paperba

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Transformative lessons in life learnt through a three-year-old girl's battle with cancer. From Hannah's story emerge five profound lessons - of truth, joy, faith, compassion and wonder - that have the power to change our lives.

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Transformative lessons in life learnt through a remarkable three-year-old girl's battle with cancer. From Hannah's story emerge five profound lessons – of truth, joy, faith, compassion and wonder – that have the power to change our lives.Every once in a while a book comes along that can change your life – a book so special, it is destined not just to be read but to be cherished, to be passed from one reader to another as a precious gift. Filled with wisdom and grace, tears and laughter, Hannah's Gift is one such book. Maria Housden shares the transformative lessons in living she received from her three-year-old daughter Hannah, who brought courage, honesty and joy to her struggle with cancer.During the last year of her short life, Hannah was fearless in the way she faced death – and irrepressibly joyful in the way she approached living. The little girl who wore her favourite red shoes into the operating theatre changed the life of everyone who came in contact with her. Now, in a book that preserves Hannah's indomitable spirit, Maria Housden offers the gift of her daughter's last year to all of us. In a lyrically told narrative, both moving and unforgettable, Housden recounts Hannah's battle with cancer in simple, straightforward language that transcends grief and fear to become a celebration.Hannah's Gift nourishes the soul with an ageless wisdom all the more invaluable for having come from someone so young. A remarkable story, remarkably told, it will bring comfort to anyone touched by loss and renewed faith in the power of love.

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Transformative lessons in life learnt through a remarkable three-year-old girl's battle with cancer. A book with mass market appeal, as well as in th M.B.S. market. "A heartbreaking and heartwarming tale" People.

Author Biography

Maria Housden is a lecturer, author and passionate advocate for quality of life, particularly for those with terminal illness. She has led bereavement support groups and speaks throughout the US to groups as diverse as church and civic organisations, high school students and medical professionals. For 4 years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Kimberly Fund, a nonprofit organization that raises money for families of children facing life-threatening illnesses. As part of her commitment to helping others understand the gift of life, she has led groups of women on contemplative, silent journeys through Death Valley.Mother of three children in addition to Hannah, she lives with her husband, Roger, in a log cabin in Woodstock, New York.Maria's website, , serves as a community of support and remembrance for those who have loved and lost a child, and also provides more information about Maria's work and how to reach her.

Review

'a heartbreaking and heartwarming tale' People Magazine 'I couldn't read more than a few pages of this for my tears obscuring the print- it is the story of a three-year-old child's battle with cancer. Uplifting I understand, but too heartbreaking for me. However, I've no doubt it will sell.' Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller, Paperback supplement

Kirkus UK Review

When Hannah Housden was three years old she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Although she underwent extensive surgery and radical chemotherapy it soon became horribly clear that the cancer was spreading too rapidly for further treatment to be effective and Maria Housden had to accept the unacceptable. Her beloved young daughter was going to die. In melodic prose she tells the painful, yet ultimately uplifting, story of the last year of Hannah's brief life. In spite of her youth, Hannah faced death with a wisdom and calm acceptance that would be unusual in a person many years her senior. This is her gift; the legacy that she left behind her. Hannah's maturity and honesty touched everyone she came into contact with and her no-nonsense attitude forced even the occasionally offhand medical staff to see her as a human being first and an illness second. The descriptions of Hannah's final days of pain and exhaustion are so poignant that it is almost impossible to read them without tears constantly blurring the eyesight, but amidst the grief there are also tears of gratitude for the unfathomable wonder of life. Her legacy of bravery will bring a comfort to anyone who has faced a loss, because it is proof positive of the power of love - a love that continues even after death. This is not a depressing story, nor is it meant to be. Maria Housden's narrative contains all the sorrow and grief associated with the death of a child, but it is also infused with the joy and celebration of a life lived to the full. This is not always a comfortable book to read - no book dealing with the loss of a child could expect to be - but it repays the effort tenfold. (Kirkus UK)

Long Description

Transformative lessons in life learnt through a remarkable three-year-old girl's battle with cancer. From Hannah's story emerge five profound lessons - of truth, joy, faith, compassion and wonder - that have the power to change our lives. Every once in a while a book comes along that can change your life - a book so special, it is destined not just to be read but to be cherished, to be passed from one reader to another as a precious gift. Filled with wisdom and grace, tears and laughter, Hannah's Gift is one such book. Maria Housden shares the transformative lessons in living she received from her three-year-old daughter Hannah, who brought courage, honesty and joy to her struggle with cancer. During the last year of her short life, Hannah was fearless in the way she faced death - and irrepressibly joyful in the way she approached living. The little girl who wore her favourite red shoes into the operating theatre changed the life of everyone who came in contact with her. Now, in a book that preserves Hannah's indomitable spirit, Maria Housden offers the gift of her daughter's last year to all of us. In a lyrically told narrative, both moving and unforgettable, Housden recounts Hannah's battle with cancer in simple, straightforward language that transcends grief and fear to become a celebration. Hannah's Gift nourishes the soul with an ageless wisdom all the more invaluable for having come from someone so young. A remarkable story, remarkably told, it will bring comfort to anyone touched by loss and renewed faith in the power of love.

Review Quote

'a heartbreaking and heartwarming tale'People Magazine 'I couldn't read more than a few pages of this for my tears obscuring the print- it is the story of a three-year-old child's battle with cancer. Uplifting I understand, but too heartbreaking for me. However, I've no doubt it will sell.'Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller, Paperback supplement ''Will fill you with tears and laughter…a heartwarming and life-enriching read.' Woman's Way

Feature

Sales Handles * Maria Housden is a well-known speaker across the US, who travels regularly to the UK. * The book will appeal to a wide mass market, as well as MBS. * Published March in the US 2002 to excellent media coverage. * Was featured in The Bookseller as a non-fiction major seller. * Feature extract appeared in O magazine. Oprah's magazine published an excerpt (along with photos of Hannah) in their January 2002 issue, which was dedicated to Children and Grief.

Description for Sales People

Transformative lessons in life learnt through a remarkable three-year-old girl's battle with cancer. From Hannah's story emerge five profound lessons - of truth, joy, faith, compassion and wonder - that have the power to change our lives. Every once in a while a book comes along that can change your life - a book so special, it is destined not just to be read but to be cherished, to be passed from one reader to another as a precious gift. Filled with wisdom and grace, tears and laughter, Hannah's Gift is one such book. Maria Housden shares the transformative lessons in living she received from her three-year-old daughter Hannah, who brought courage, honesty and joy to her struggle with cancer. During the last year of her short life, Hannah was fearless in the way she faced death - and irrepressibly joyful in the way she approached living. The little girl who wore her favourite red shoes into the operating theatre changed the life of everyone who came in contact with her. Now, in a book that preserves Hannah's indomitable spirit, Maria Housden offers the gift of her daughter's last year to all of us. In a lyrically told narrative, both moving and unforgettable, Housden recounts Hannah's battle with cancer in simple, straightforward language that transcends grief and fear to become a celebration. Hannah's Gift nourishes the soul with an ageless wisdom all the more invaluable for having come from someone so young. A remarkable story, remarkably told, it will bring comfort to anyone touched by loss and renewed faith in the power of love. Sales Handles * Maria Housden is a well-known speaker across the US, who travels regularly to the UK. * The book will appeal to a wide mass market, as well as MBS. * Published March in the US 2002 to excellent media coverage. * Was featured in The Bookseller as a non-fiction major seller. * Feature extract appeared in O magazine. Oprah's magazine published an excerpt (along with photos of Hannah) in their January 2002 issue, which was dedicated to Children and Grief.

Details ISBN0007155670 Author Maria Housden Pages 240 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-10 0007155670 ISBN-13 9780007155675 Format Paperback Subtitle Lessons from a Life Fully Lived Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 362.198929940092 Media Book Edition Description Revised Language English Residence Woodstock, NY, US Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title HANNAH S GIFT LESSONS FROM A L Imprint Element Books Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-05-06 UK Release Date 2003-05-06 Narrator Derek Jacobi Edited by Abraham Kalakudi Birth 1947 Affiliation Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, San Diego Position Translator Qualifications Ph.D. Audience General Alternative 9780007389223 AU Release Date 2005-01-19 NZ Release Date 2000-12-31 We've got this

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