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Hardback
Published: 29th August 2023
Paperback
Published: 29th August 2023
Paperback
Published: 14th May 2024
Strong
By (Author) Ashley Cain
Bonnier Books Ltd
BLINK Publishing
29th August 2023
22nd June 2023
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
True stories of heroism, endurance and survival
Coping with / advice about death and bereavement
Coping with / advice about cancer
362.19892994190092
Hardback
288
Width 162mm, Height 240mm, Spine 30mm
534g
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to The Azaylia Foundation.
Strong is the moving and heartbreaking memoir from celebrity campaigner, endurance athlete, and father of an angel, Ashley Cain. Charting his daughter's birth and the fight for her life when she was diagnosed with leukaemia at 7 weeks old, Ashley reflects on his life and his own struggles since Azaylia's passing in 2021.
Ashley embodies strength and resilience - recently setting up The Azaylia Foundation and taking part in extreme physical challenges to raise crucial funds and awareness for children fighting cancer - so though Strong is a moving tribute to his daughter, it will also encompass the practical and positive mindset that Ashley now embodies, tying his emotional and physical grief into his extreme challenges, in order to provide inspiration and comfort to others struggling with loss and other mental health challenges.
Ashley Cain is an ex-professional footballer and has also appeared on MTV's reality TV shows such as Ex on the Beach and The Challenge, and Channel 4s SAS: Who Dares Wins. He is currently appearing on BBC's Go Hard or Go Home and has a hit podcast Fierce Minds, Kind Hearts.