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Things I Learned from Falling
- Narrated by: Claire Nelson
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
An inspirational and gripping first-person account of determination, adversity and survival against the odds.
In 2018, Claire Nelson made international headlines. She was in her thirties and was beginning to burn out - her hectic London life of work and social activity and striving to do more and do better in the big city was frenetic and stressful. Although she was surrounded by people all of the time, she felt increasingly lonely.
When the anxiety she felt finally brought her to breaking point, Claire decided to take some time off and travelled to Joshua Tree Park in California to hike and clear her head. What happened next was something she could never have anticipated.
While hiking, Claire fell 25 feet, gravely injuring herself and she lay alone in the desert - mistakenly miles off any trail, without a cell phone signal, fighting for her life. She lay in the elements for four days until she was miraculously found - her rescuers had not expected to find her alive.
In THINGS I LEARNED FROM FALLING Claire tells her incredible story and what it taught her about loneliness, anxiety and transformation and how to survive it all.
Critic reviews
'Uplifting and brave' - Stylist
'A riveting account of loneliness, anxiety and survival' - Cosmopolitan
'A vibrantly physical book' - the Guardian
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- Anonymous User
- 20-04-20
Gripping!
Hard to put it down. Past and present trauma woven together well. Such tension. Phew!
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- Sarah Watton
- 04-03-21
Incredible
Incredible story, beautifully written, Claire is a true inspiration and the story she tells is so honest heartfelt.
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- m81
- 13-04-20
Really great story with parallels drawn between the fall itself and broader fall in life
Really interesting story of Claire’s experiences of the physical fall as well as a boarder fall in life and what she learnt from it. Loads of things to take away from it. A really quick and easy listen. Narration felt a little unnatural - perhaps over-performanced.
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- Mark
- 28-04-20
Enjoyable and helpful
Incredible real life story. Entertaining, with a useful moral life message. Thought provoking. Excellent narration.
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- Rej
- 29-04-22
Incredible, inspiring and thought provoking
Couldn't stop listening. Absolutely loved it. What an incredible story and strength of character.
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- Janet Hodgkinson
- 24-02-21
wow
absolutely enthralling. such a strong account of a real event. incredible story so pleased its read by the author. I was glued to this
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- Fiona King
- 30-11-22
A humble description of falling & living
lovely description and frank, honest character flaws that are investigated to reveal a lesson learned. I enjoyed listening to it. I also saw a lot of me which I now need to deal with. thank you.
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- LB
- 14-12-22
Unputdownable!
Against all odds story of survival. Absolutely gripping. An inspiring will to survive. Loved this book!!!
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- Muhammad
- 15-04-21
What a pleasure to listen to such a great book
Well written, Well presented, Great lessons
Enjoyed listening the audio book
Thank you for sharing your story.
Recommend!!
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- Cate
- 16-06-23
listened intensely throu all of the joruney
exceptional book and i have read a few.
inspirational, and emotional. i could of listened to Claire' s voice forever. exceptional writer. I wish i had your ability for words.
where are you Clair? i wish you all the luck in your journey!.
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