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Building Mountains from Dust

Building Mountains from Dust

Building Mountains from Dust

Kimberly S. Young / Kimberly SYoung

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AuthorHouse
Año de edición:
2018
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Memorias
ISBN:
9781546237631
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In Building Mountains from Dust, Kimberly Young shares her story of survival and inspiration. At fifty, Kimberlys structured, organized, and driven life is thrown into a tailspin when she is diagnosed with advanced staged lung cancer. Never a smoker, Kimberly makes frank reflections about her decision not to have children, and how she makes peace with her mother, who abandoned her over fifteen years ago. This is a story about heart-wrenching life lessons, forgiveness, and about finding faith, as in a tragic twist of fate, Kimberly survives her cancer when her husband of twenty years suddenly dies.

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