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Driving Forwards

A Journey of Resilience and Empowerment After Life-Changing Injury

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Driving Forwards

By: Sophie L. Morgan
Narrated by: Sophie L. Morgan
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 'A book that'll change your perspective on life. You'll not be able to put it down.' Fearne Cotton

'Everyone should read this book. Sophie Morgan is the epitome of grit and determination. Her writing is thought provoking, honest and in parts hilarious.' Katie Piper OBE

'Wrenchingly honest...eye-opening and deeply moving. *****' Mail on Sunday

As seen on 'Living Wild; How to Change your Life' a two-part prime-time series on Channel 4, Loose Women and The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C

On the precipice of starting her adult life, aged eighteen, Sophie, a rebellious and incorrigible wild child, crashed her car and was instantly paralysed from the chest down. Rushed to hospital, everything she had dreamed for her life was instantly forgotten and her journey to rediscover herself and build a different life began. But being told she would never walk again would come to be the least of her concerns.

Over the next eighteen years, as she strived to come to terms with the change in her body, her relationships were put to the test; she has had to learn to cope with the many unexpected and unpredictable setbacks of living with paralysis; she has had to overcome her own and other people's perceptions of disability and explore the limits of her abilities, all whilst searching for love, acceptance, meaning, identity, and purpose.

Driving Forwards is a remarkable and powerful memoir, detailing Sophie's life-changing injury, her recovery, and her life since. Strikingly honest, her story is unusual and yet relatable, inspiring us to see how adversity can be channelled into opportunity and how ongoing resilience can ultimately lead to empowerment.

'Raw, life affirming and gorgeously written - this book is filled with extraordinary honesty, courage and warmth. Sophie's words will make us all braver and more hopeful.' Daisy Buchanan

'A truly astonishing read about the power of never giving up.' Sun

'F***king hell!! This book is absolutely brilliant . . . One of the best memoirs I've ever read. Honest and so blooming human, it's fantastic.' Kathy Burke©2022 Sophie Morgan Creative Ltd (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Disability Awareness Europe Inspiring Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Resilience Injury

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What a great book, It’s like riding a rollercoaster and then quietly sipping tea! It provoked many emotions and has been really good company on my holiday!

Absolutely Brilliant

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Thank you Sophie for writing a truly wonderful book, so many emotions shared and felt by Author and reader I felt so connected to you. Not a similar journey but equally some similarities, You made me laugh, feel unstoppable( with my arthritic body and hemiplegic migraines). Thank you you took me to so many pictures conjured up whilst you so brilliantly and bravely laid bare your life. I just want to see you more and more on TV smashing every barrier , This book made me think about my own. I am a mum, a nurse and stuck in my bed quite a lot , have a zest for crazy dancing and swearing and being real also my fav place in the world is the Ashdown Forest, so it was a joy to understand how your life mirrored mine , especially getting pissed in T wells, when younger..lol. Amazing book very privileged to read and share with a wonderful beautiful amazing sassy, sexy, kick arse, can do soulful women. Don’t hesitate to read this book, it will touch us all in various ways and the old saying you won’t be able to put it down is true . I felt sad but also elated when it came to a end, dare I be so selfish to say anytime your not doing some more adventurous kick ass thing Sofie then I for one and I’m sure millions of others around the world will always have a place for you in our hearts and love to read even more one day. Go Girl, Love Rebecca D from a girl who used too drink too much cheap wine in T Wells in crap night clubs on wild nurses nights out ✌️🥰 You rock girl xxx

So utterly beautiful every page had me hooked , laughing, crying, in awe

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I absolutely loved this book and as a disabled woman myself, I found it very empowering. I went through every emotion with this book and it's probably one of the quickest books I have listened to so far as Sophie just kept me so gripped. thank you for sharing your story. it was beautifully written and narrated and it will remain one of my favourite and most rememberable books. Emma x

absolutely loved it

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loved it.....very open and honest account of Sophies
life so far. look forward to your next chapters

couldn't stop listening to this book

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Challenging, thought provoking and uplifting. It had me hooked from the off. Beautifully written and told, its one of my favourite audibles so far. Your insight has been invaluable!

Blooming marvellous

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