The promise : a tragic accident, a paralyzed bride, and the power of love, loyalty, and friendship / Rachelle Friedman.
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TextPublisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Skirt!, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: xii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780762792948 (hardback)Subject(s): Friedman, Rachelle -- Health | Quadriplegics -- United States -- Biography | Quadriplegics -- Rehabilitation -- United States | FriendshipDDC classification: 362.4/3 LOC classification: RC406.Q33 | F75 2014Summary: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: GENERAL. Just weeks before her wedding, four of Rachelle Friedman's friends threw her a bachelorette party. At the end of a perfect evening of dancing and celebration, they decided to take a moonlight swim. One of her friends playfully pushed her into the water . . . two feet too far from the deep end. That chilling moment changed their lives forever. Rachelle broke her neck and was paralyzed from the chest down. She would never walk again. "The Promise" is a powerful memoir of resilience, love, and loyalty. On the night of the accident, the five girls made an unspoken agreement to never reveal the name of the friend who had pushed Rachelle into the pool--and their bond has remained unbroken. As Rachelle undergoes a physical battle for her life, her friend struggles emotionally to prevent one moment in time from defining her forever. It's the story of true integrity; it's also about finding the incredible strength inside each of us we never knew we had.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: GENERAL. Just weeks before her wedding, four of Rachelle Friedman's friends threw her a bachelorette party. At the end of a perfect evening of dancing and celebration, they decided to take a moonlight swim. One of her friends playfully pushed her into the water . . . two feet too far from the deep end. That chilling moment changed their lives forever. Rachelle broke her neck and was paralyzed from the chest down. She would never walk again. "The Promise" is a powerful memoir of resilience, love, and loyalty. On the night of the accident, the five girls made an unspoken agreement to never reveal the name of the friend who had pushed Rachelle into the pool--and their bond has remained unbroken. As Rachelle undergoes a physical battle for her life, her friend struggles emotionally to prevent one moment in time from defining her forever. It's the story of true integrity; it's also about finding the incredible strength inside each of us we never knew we had.
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