Hope As My Compass: A Memoir

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Hope As My Compass: A MemoirISBN13:9780958011068ISBN10:0958011060Author:Devrye, Catherine (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - 'Hope As My Compass' Is A Best-Selling Memoir Set In Canada And Australia A Stranger Than Fiction, True Life Story Nominated For The National Biography Prize On The Cover, Bryce Courtenay Says: 'Story Of Hope And Perseverance-When's The Movie?'Starting Life In An Orphanage In Calgary, Catherine Devrye Was Adopted By Loving Parents When She Was Twenty-One, They Both Died Of Cancer, Within A Year Of Each Other An Only Child, Catherine Packed Her Bags For A 3-Month Working Holiday In Australia, Arriving Jobless And Near Penniless This Led To A Life-Long Journey To Find Her Place In The World, As She Waited Tables, Taught School, Worked On A Mine Site And As A Senior Public Servant She Then Joined Ibm With Postings To Tokyo, Hong Kong And New York Named Australian Executive Woman Of The Year, Catherine Found Herself Dining With Princes, Prime Ministers And Olympic Athletes She'd Cycled Over The Andes, Dived With Sharks And Climbed Mt Kilimanjaro Yet, Still Something Was Missing So, Eventually Catherine Decided To Search For Her Biological Parents And That's When Her Adventures Really Began As She Saw Her Birth Father Inducted Into The Rodeo Hall Of Fame If You've Ever Felt Alone And Hopeless, Laugh And Cry Through Catherine's Story And Become More Empowered To Turn Your Own Stumbling Blocks Into Stepping-Stones Catherine Devrye Is Based In Sydney And Travels The World Sharing Her Life Experiences As A Conference Speaker A Percentage Of All Royalties Go To The Salvation Army Who Cared For The Author As A Baby Please Note That This E-Book Was First Published By Random House Australia As 'Who Says I Can't' And Then Mcarthur Press In Canada As 'Serendipity Road' Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Everest PressPublication Date:2013-04-24Weight:0.8 lbsDimensions:0.56'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:268Language:English

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