Janet Roberts

Every 2 Minutes (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"can't you see, iI'm white, british, a skilled workerwe don't get leprosy!" was what clifford wanted to shout at the doctor. but the diagnosis was definite. he had to leave immediately for a leper colonyand it would be best if his relatives thought he'd died because of the stigma associated with the disease.

this moving book tells of his struggle to live a full and worthwhile life, to give and receive love. It is a story that will warm your heart and remain long in your memory.
clifford finds himself quarantined on an island with no hope and no plumbing, a stinking hole where people, old as well as children, live under makeshift shelters and eat the meagre rations the government throws their way, the forgotten outcasts of society. clifford has two great loves in his life, fatherly love for an orphaned Indian girl, and a forbidden love from his past, both of which give Clifford the strength and hope he needs to change the world. And just as Clifford thinks he could have lost both loves forever and has lost all hope, a beautiful moment between clifford and nature changes everything.
have you spent your life not really knowing anything about leprosy except seeing hooded figures in the background of movies? tis the assumption that they are not to be associated with, that they are dirty and infectious? Can you imagine how that would feel? You are about to find out if you open the first page.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Janet Roberts
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781311723185
• Artikelnr.: 54098730

Autorenporträt

Janet Roberts of Nottinghamshire, England is a passionate humanitarian, healer and author.
For more than 20 years she has written features for the local Talking Newspaper for the Blind; and has had several articles in national magazines like Best of British, This England, and History Today;
She's written several children's books (Coming Home, Face at the Window, Secrets, and The Boy and the Monkey). And her novel Every 4 Minutes in 2011, with the sole intention of raising much-needed funds for the leprosy charity, Lepra. Her love of history is found in her non-fiction works Oil under Sherwood Forest; The Clumber Love Story; and The Hardwick Love Story (about Lady Arbella Stuart).
Her passion for all the diversions the local English countryside has to offer is creatively woven throughout her travel blog, and her tourist booklets for historical locations such as Thorsby Hall and Elvaston Castle:
"I live in the heart of England near the very famous Sherwood forest the hiding place of Robin Hood. I love going out and about, so my heavily illustrated, detailed blog describes the places I've visited and what I thought about them. It's ideal for people planning a visit, armchair travellers, or Anglophiles living abroad."
Her charitable interests include working with Lepra (that compelled her to write Every 4 Minutes, which is how often someone is diagnosed with leprosy), and Tools with a Mission that started when a Baptist minister realised the things people throw away could change people's lives.
Her Healing Hands volunteer service provides tools, techniques and distant healing for people no matter where they're located, which was the genesis for her book, "THE POWER OF DISTANT HEALING."
For more information about her promotional and travel writing, her charitable works and any questions you may have about the information above, you can contact her via:
[e-mail]
Blog: http://nottinghamshirenotes.blogspot.com
Tools with a Mission: www.twam.co.uk
Lepra: http://soonoutthere.blogspoot.co.uk/2011/10/every-4-minutes-e-book.html