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Too Late to Die Young Nearly True Tales from a Life

Paperback • 2006 • English

Too Late to Die Young Nearly True Tales from a Life

By Harriet McBryde Johnson

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About the book

A Washington Post Book World Rave Harriet McBryde Johnson's witty and highly unconventional memoir opens with a lyrical meditation on death and ends with a bold and unsentimental sermon on pleasure. Born with a congenital neuromuscular disease, Johnson has never been able to walk, dress, or bathe without assistance. With assistance, she passionately celebrates her life's richness and pleasures and pursues a formidable career as an attorney and activist. Whether rolling on the streets of Havana,...Show more

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ISBN

9780312425715

Publisher

Macmillan

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

Too Late to Die Young Nearly True Tales from a Life

Format

Paperback

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