10-10-10 Guest Books Review by Rosie Amber
Rosie lives in Hampshire and runs a successful book reviewing blog which primarily supports indie authors. She can be found on her blog called Rosie Amber, Twitter @rosieamber1 and Instagram @therosieamber
10 10 10: My 10 year journey from suicide attempt to ultra marathon runner by Laura Bird
Paperback £12.99
Blurb:
Fighting for her life after a suicide attempt, Laura 'Birdy' Bird ended her turbulent adolescence physically and psychologically broken.
Fast forward 10 years and she has run 10 marathons in 10 days to raise money for the people who saved her life.
Join Birdy on her moving and motivational 10-year journey from learning how to walk again, through the challenges of training for an Ironman, to taking on the brutal Directing Staff as a recruit on Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins. Culminating in taking on the biggest ultra-marathon running challenge she has ever faced.
Funny, raw and emotional, this is a story of so much more than just running. It is a candid memoir of resilience, positivity and a renewed gratefulness for everything life has to offer, after coming so close to losing it all.
Rosie's Review
10 10 10: My 10 year journey from suicide attempt to ultra-marathon runner is the inspiring memoir of Laura Bird.
Aged eighteen, Laura attempted suicide after a culmination of events from a challenging childhood. While recovering in hospital, Laura took her psychological well-being into her own hands and decided that as she was offered another chance in life, she would take it.
Laura’s recovery wasn’t without its hardships and pain, but through it all Laura began building her own mental strengths. She went on to push both the barriers of her physical and psychological abilities while taking on some amazing tasks: marathons, triathlons, ironman, SAS: Who Dares Wins reality TV show and a mammoth ten marathons in ten days.
Throughout the book Laura speaks candidly about her own journey through mental health and talks about how she now deals with everyday life issues. I was very interested in her ten year turn around and how she is driven to keep on trying while accepting that we all need to fail at things so that we can learn valuable lessons.
A very interesting and moving story to read, and one that I would happily recommend to a wide reading audience.”
Follow Laura on Instagram @birdy_101010
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