Life As I Know It: The bestselling book, now a major film 'Ride Like a Girl'
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Life As I Know It: The bestselling book, now a major film 'Ride Like a Girl'
By (Author) Michelle Payne
By (author) John Harms
Melbourne University Press
Melbourne University Press
6th August 2019
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
798.40092
Physical Properties
Paperback
264
Width 129mm, Height 195mm, Spine 20mm
284g
Description
Extraordinary story of the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. In Life As I Know It, Michelle Payne tells her deeply moving story. It will lift your spirits, stir your heart and give you courage.;;Michelle was put on a horse aged four. At five years old her dream was to win the Melbourne Cup. At thirty she rode into history as the first female jockey to win the Cup. ;;It was a moment that inspired everyone who dreams of beating the odds.
Author Bio
Michelle Payne entered racing aged 15. She won the Melbourne Cup in 2015 on the local one-hundred-to-one horse, Prince of Penzance, trained by Darren Weir and strapped by her brother Stevie.;;John Harms is a Melbourne-based writer, historian, and broadcaster.
