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Love Always, Petra


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Love Always, Petra

Contributors:

By (Author) Petra Nemcova

ISBN:

9780446579131

Publisher:

Little, Brown & Company

Imprint:

Little, Brown & Company

Publication Date:

1st January 2006

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

551.47024

Physical Properties

Number of Pages:

272

Dimensions:

Width 159mm, Height 235mm, Spine 22mm

Weight:

430g

Description

At 25 Petra Nemcova was leading a charmed life - modelling career, photographer boyfriend and a jet-setting lifestyle - a far cry from her childhood in communist Czechoslovakia. But her world changed for ever on 26/12/04 when a Tsunami hit the resort where she was on holiday. Her boyfriend, Simon Attlee, was swept away while she clung to a tree for nearly 8 hours, her pelvis shattered and her legs numb.

Her rescue by Thai natives and remarkable grace under pressure have been reported around the world but now she tells her own story: from the agony of her physical recovery; to confronting the loss of the love of her life; to her tireless efforts to help the relief efforts in Thailand.

Petra also reflects on her struggle through an impoverished childhood to launch a modelling career in the world's fashion capitals. But most of all, LOVE ALWAYS, PETRA is the story of her love for Simon Attlee - a love not diminished by his death.

A heartbreaking, touching and finally uplifting account, the book sends a message of hope, faith and love to readers everywhere.

Author Bio

Born in 1979 in Karvina (now part of the Czech Republic) Petra Nemcova was a top model when the Tsunami struck.

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