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Tumbling after : pedaling like crazy after life goes downhill : a memoir
- Title
- Tumbling after : pedaling like crazy after life goes downhill : a memoir / Susan Parker.
- Author
- Parker, Susan (Author)
- Publication
- New York : Crown Publishers, ©2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | RC406.Q33 H347 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 283 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Suzy Parker and her husband, Ralph Hager, spent every free moment together biking, skiing, and hiking. All that changed in a split second when a freak cycling accident left Ralph permanently paralyzed below the shoulders. In that moment, Suzy's old life fell away and her new one began. In Tumbling After, Suzy chronicles her transformation from carefree outdoorswoman to full-time caregiver, and paints a loving portrait of the impromptu, oddball family of concerned neighbors and friends who become her new lifeline. With Jerry, the tender ex-con; Momma Scott, a guardian angel and force of nature in a feather boa; and Harka, the culture-shocked Nepalese, at their side, Suzy and Ralph weather the loss of old friends and learn to embrace a new way of life with hope and a healing dose of the absurd. This astonishing memoir, devoid of self-pity and told with breathtaking candor and a wry sense of humor, is an inspiring journey that is ultimately a story of survival and second chances--and the unexpected joy and love that can growout of grief if given the slightest encouragement.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narrative
- Autobiography
- autobiographies (literary works)
- Personal narratives
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Autobiographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Récits personnels.
- ISBN
- 0609608568
- 9780609608562
- LCCN
- 2001047284
- OCLC
- ocm47805126
- 47805126
- SCSB-1247683
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library