The Four Walls of My Freedom - Hardcover

Thomson, Donna

3.76

25 ratings by Goodreads

9781552788905: The Four Walls of My Freedom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1552788903 ISBN 13: 9781552788905

Publisher: Mcarthur & Company, 2010

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Donna Thomson's brilliantly written family memoir provides a strong, original message that touches on the lives of anyone caring for the needs of another. Viewed through the lens of Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen and other philosophers' roadmaps of how to realize a good life against all odds, this book will resonate not only with people dealing with disability, but also the enormous generation of Baby Boomers who are dealing with their own aging and increasingly infirm parents.

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About the Author:

Donna Thomson began her career as an actor, director, and teacher. But in 1988, when her son Nicholas was born with severe disabilities, she embarked on her second career as a disability activist, author, and consultant. She is married to James Wright, the former High Commissioner for Canada in the U.K. Their previous postings have been in London, Washington, D.C., and Moscow. They have two children and live in Ottawa.

Review:

I am deeply moved by this book. It is about being human, finding wisdom, and learning to live in the face of pain. It is about seeing under the suffering and the needs of people with disabilities, their value and beauty, their uniqueness, and dignity.” Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche

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