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See moreTwo incredible women, an unlikely friendship, and a united mission to save the lives of some of the world's poorest and most desperate women.
Two incredible women, an unlikely friendship, and a united mission to save the lives of some of the world's poorest and most desperate women.
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A story of friendship like no other... breathtaking in its tenderness and inspiration. The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO
Two incredible women, an unlikely friendship, and a united mission to save the lives of some of the world's poorest and most desperate women.
Healing Lives reveals the untold tale of Mamitu Gashe, Dr Catherine Hamlin's protΓ©gΓ©e, and the inspiring almost 60-year friendship between the two women.
In 1962, three years after Drs Catherine and Reg Hamlin arrived in Ethiopia, an illiterate peasant girl sought their aid. Mamitu Gashe was close to death and horrifically injured during childbirth after an arranged marriage - at the age of just fourteen to a man she'd never met - in a remote mountain village.
The Hamlins' Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital saved her and, in return, Mamitu dedicated her life to Catherine's mission. Under the iconic doctor's guidance, Mamitu went from mopping floors and comforting her fellow patients, to becoming one of the most acclaimed fistula surgeons in the world, despite never having had a day's schooling.
This is the moving story of the friendship that saved the lives of over 60,000 of the poorest women on earth.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760982034
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 October 2020
Country: Australia
Imprint: Macmillan Australia
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 453g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Sue Williams is an award-winning journalist, travel writer and best-selling author. She's now written 23 books, mostly non-fiction. Previous biographies include Mean Streets, Kind Heart: The Father Chris Riley Story; Father Bob, the larrikin priest; The Last Showman Fred Brophy; No Time For Fear, Paul de Gelder; The Girl Who Climbed Everest, and a number of books about Australian outback characters. Sue, originally from the UK but now living in Australia for 30 years, has also spent much of her life travelling in Africa, and wrote one book based mostly there, Getting There: Journeys of an Accidental Adventurer. She returns regularly.
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