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Grace, Under Pressure
A Girl with Asperger's and Her Marathon Mom
by Sophie Walker
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Sep 10 2013
| Archive Date
Feb 18 2014
Description
By the time her daughter Grace was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, Sophie Walker’s life had unraveled. Her career was in disarray. She couldn’t sleep. She felt hopeless and useless in her role as a mother. Sophie began to seek the things Grace needed — everything from advocacy for her educational rights and protection from bullying to help with homework and making friends. When Sophie realized she was neglecting her own health and well-being, she decided to train for the London Marathon to raise awareness of Asperger’s and to build the mental and physical resilience she needed to support her daughter. Through running, Sophie ultimately found the strength to battle for Grace’s education, happiness, and future, as well as the inner fortitude to overcome her own frustration and depression. In this book, she documents her and her daughter’s trials and triumphs, offering real-world inspiration for parents and athletes alike.
By the time her daughter Grace was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, Sophie Walker’s life had unraveled. Her career was in disarray. She couldn’t sleep. She felt hopeless and useless in her role as...
Description
By the time her daughter Grace was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, Sophie Walker’s life had unraveled. Her career was in disarray. She couldn’t sleep. She felt hopeless and useless in her role as a mother. Sophie began to seek the things Grace needed — everything from advocacy for her educational rights and protection from bullying to help with homework and making friends. When Sophie realized she was neglecting her own health and well-being, she decided to train for the London Marathon to raise awareness of Asperger’s and to build the mental and physical resilience she needed to support her daughter. Through running, Sophie ultimately found the strength to battle for Grace’s education, happiness, and future, as well as the inner fortitude to overcome her own frustration and depression. In this book, she documents her and her daughter’s trials and triumphs, offering real-world inspiration for parents and athletes alike.
Advance Praise
“London-based Walker, a Reuters reporter, marathon runner, and popular
Asperger's and parenting blogger, offers an honest and inspiring
portrait of parenting a child with the disorder....Parents of children
with Asperger's or other spectrum disorders will find information,
validation, and hope in Walker's detailed and moving portrait of a
mother/'Aspie' daughter relationship.”
— Publishers Weekly
“A
riveting personal account of the beautiful and brutal realities of
parenting a child with special needs....Walker’s writing is electrically
charged with emotion and the will-to-win that she relied on to deal
with it all....Parents of children who are different face a world of
closed doors. Walker tells readers, not just how she opened those doors,
but also how she motivated herself to keep going back into battle until
she did.”
— Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight
“Articulate and affecting.”
— The Bookseller
“This
is a book about Asperger’s syndrome and a book about running, but it’s
so much more than that. At heart it’s a love story, testament to the
power of a parent’s fierce devotion to her child. Any parent will see in
it something of themselves.”
— Gaby Hinsliff, journalist and author of Half a Wife
“Grace, Under Pressure is a beautiful book. It tugged on my heartstrings in the most orchestral fashion.”
— Kathy Lette, author of The Boy Who Fell to Earth, Puberty Blues, and Dead Sexy
“London-based Walker, a Reuters reporter, marathon runner, and popular Asperger's and parenting blogger, offers an honest and inspiring portrait of parenting a child with the disorder....Parents of...
Advance Praise
“London-based Walker, a Reuters reporter, marathon runner, and popular
Asperger's and parenting blogger, offers an honest and inspiring
portrait of parenting a child with the disorder....Parents of children
with Asperger's or other spectrum disorders will find information,
validation, and hope in Walker's detailed and moving portrait of a
mother/'Aspie' daughter relationship.”
— Publishers Weekly
“A
riveting personal account of the beautiful and brutal realities of
parenting a child with special needs....Walker’s writing is electrically
charged with emotion and the will-to-win that she relied on to deal
with it all....Parents of children who are different face a world of
closed doors. Walker tells readers, not just how she opened those doors,
but also how she motivated herself to keep going back into battle until
she did.”
— Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight
“Articulate and affecting.”
— The Bookseller
“This
is a book about Asperger’s syndrome and a book about running, but it’s
so much more than that. At heart it’s a love story, testament to the
power of a parent’s fierce devotion to her child. Any parent will see in
it something of themselves.”
— Gaby Hinsliff, journalist and author of Half a Wife
“Grace, Under Pressure is a beautiful book. It tugged on my heartstrings in the most orchestral fashion.”
— Kathy Lette, author of The Boy Who Fell to Earth, Puberty Blues, and Dead Sexy
Available Editions
EDITION |
Paperback |
ISBN |
9781608682256 |
PRICE |
$14.95 (USD)
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
EDITION |
Paperback |
ISBN |
9781608682256 |
PRICE |
$14.95 (USD)
|
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