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y separately published work icon Diving into Glass single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Diving into Glass
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'Caro Llewellyn was living her dream life in her adopted home of New York, directing an international literary festival. Then one day, running in Central Park, she lost all sensation in her legs. Two days later she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

'Caro was no stranger to tragedy. Her father Richard contracted polio at the age of twenty and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Dignified, undaunted and ingenious, he was determined to make every day count, not least seducing his nurse while still confined to an iron lung, then marrying her.

'But when Caro was herself blindsided by illness, cut loose from everything she depended on, she couldn’t summon any of the grace and courage she’d witnessed growing up. She was furious, toxic, humiliated. Only by looking back at her father’s extraordinary example was she able to rediscover her own grit and find a way forward, rebuilding her life shard by shard.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Multiple sclerosis (MS) and polio.
    Type of character Primary (MS) and secondary (polio).
    Point of view First person (MS) and third person (polio).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hamish Hamilton , 2019 .
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      Extent: 336 p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 5 March 2019.

      ISBN: 9780143793786 (pbk), 9781760144517 (ebook)

Other Formats

  • Large print.
  • Dyslexic edition.
  • Braille.

Works about this Work

We All Have Our Stories to Tell : Diving into Glass by Caro Llewellyn Samantha Connor , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Verity La , July 2021;

— Review of Diving into Glass Caro Llewellyn , 2019 single work autobiography
Stella Prize 2020 : A Readers’ Guide to the Contenders Camilla Nelson , 2020 single work
— Appears in: The Conversation , 27 March 2020;

'Words can help us imagine the world more deeply. Even as we retreat into our homes in this time of crisis, words can help us reach out to each other and pile up strength.' (Publication summary)

Citizens Astrid Edwards , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 410 2019; (p. 59)

'Memoirs of illness are tricky. The raw material is often compelling: dramatic symptoms, embarrassing public moments, and unavoidable relationship pressures. The challenge is to share that raw material in a new way. Not every memoir needs to turn on the conceit that illness is an obstacle that must be overcome.' (Introduction)

We All Have Our Stories to Tell : Diving into Glass by Caro Llewellyn Samantha Connor , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Verity La , July 2021;

— Review of Diving into Glass Caro Llewellyn , 2019 single work autobiography
Citizens Astrid Edwards , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 410 2019; (p. 59)

'Memoirs of illness are tricky. The raw material is often compelling: dramatic symptoms, embarrassing public moments, and unavoidable relationship pressures. The challenge is to share that raw material in a new way. Not every memoir needs to turn on the conceit that illness is an obstacle that must be overcome.' (Introduction)

Stella Prize 2020 : A Readers’ Guide to the Contenders Camilla Nelson , 2020 single work
— Appears in: The Conversation , 27 March 2020;

'Words can help us imagine the world more deeply. Even as we retreat into our homes in this time of crisis, words can help us reach out to each other and pile up strength.' (Publication summary)

Awards

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