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Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Say Hello : How I Became the Hero of My Story
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'In fairytales,the characters who look different are often cast as the villain or monsters. It's only when they shed their unconventional skin that they are seen as "good" or less frightening. There are very few stories where the character that looks different is the hero of the story ... I've been the hero of my story - telling it on my own terms, proud about my facial difference and disability, not wanting a cure for my rare, severe and sometimes confronting skin condition, and knowing that I am beautiful even though I don't have beauty privilege.'

'This bold, brave and moving memoir by award winning writer and appearance activist Carly Findlay will challenge all your assumptions and beliefs about what it is like to have a visibly different appearance. Carly's memoir is about living with a rare skin condition, Ichthyosis. Hers is both a memoir and manifesto on disability and appearance diversity issues.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Ichthyosis.
    Type of character Primary (autobiography).
    Point of view First person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Australia,
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      Fourth Estate ,
      2018 .
      image of person or book cover 281737379059098009.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 288p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 2018.

      ISBN: 9781460755037, 1460755030

Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.
  • Dyslexic edition.

Works about this Work

Book Review : Say Hello by Carly Findlay Andrea Simpson , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , April 2019;

— Review of Say Hello : How I Became the Hero of My Story Carly Findlay , 2018 single work autobiography
Book Review : Say Hello by Carly Findlay Andrea Simpson , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , April 2019;

— Review of Say Hello : How I Became the Hero of My Story Carly Findlay , 2018 single work autobiography
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