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©2023
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352 pages ; 20 cm
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First published in 2023
Introduction -- The art of recovery -- Love, regardless -- True north -- Role call -- Varsity dream -- Fashion-able -- A virtual reality -- The other glass ceiling
In this warm, thought-provoking and often hilarious memoir, Lottie Jackson reflects on her experiences of living with disability: from the difficulties of going shopping on a mobility scooter, to the headache of defining oneself on a tick-box form, and from the indignities of the so-called easy-pull tights aid to the intense pleasure of finally swapping a hospital gown for a slinky dress. Lottie captivatingly expresses the acute difficulties and joys of living with disability, as well as the strange everyday occurrences that abled-bodied people usually don't experience