A beautifully written and narrated love story

I had only just joined Audible, April Fools Day was my free book and what a way to hook me in. Absolutely loved this Bryce Courtney dedication to his beautiful boy. So wonderfully narrated, I laughed, cried and loved every minute.

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So raw and emotional

Having lost a child and experienced years of hospital admissions, this story was all too raw and emotional. Beautifully told with such brutal honesty. It’s so true, the majority of hospital staff are what you expect, brilliant, dedicated and caring. But there are a large number of incompetent, arrogant and unprofessional fools who belong nowhere near sick people.

Can’t believe Bryce wrote his first couple of beautiful books while experiencing all this!

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Frustrating but heartbreaking

A beautiful, bitter wonderful story of a family, young love and a needless tragedy. A must read for those with courage.

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If ever you think you’re having a bad day!

Loved this book, made me take a good look at a lot of the insignificant worries I make a far to big a deal of.
I whole unfairness of it all made me sad.

Accept the way God does things, for who can straighten what he has made crooked? Ecclesiastes 7:13

Thank you for a beautiful life...

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Heartwarming

Lovely story of a young man who faces a huge number of medical challenge told by the perspective of his father, himself and his girlfriend. Interesting and sad but a quick moving book. This is my second time reading. Definitely recommend

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Eye Opener

This book was such an eye opener, I’m so sorry Damon went through all this because of bad blood, and what you all went through as a family. I was in tears more times than I would like to say.

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inspiring

I don't normally like these types of books. I found it difficult to get into at first. However, in typical Bryce style I felt compelled to keep listening. I loved it and more than once found myself crying or almost crying. I found the end so satisfying and will be eternally grateful yo Bryce for sharing hid family with me.

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Gold Standard Emotive Storytelling

What a book to listen to. I had read this year's earlier and always cherished the story. I hadn't liked ready Bryce Courtenay as a fictional author but as a biographical non fiction writer, his usual extremely descriptive and elaborate writing fits the narrative so well.
The book has so much to offer in way of story, but also offering input from others which adds to really well describing Damon.
A book for the bucket list, and for a good cry.
the narrator is very well suited and tells the story so emotionally accurate that you can almost sense him holding tears back at the difficult parts.
Great book for an audio book! must must read!!

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personal tragedy

I loved this book Bryce is a brilliant writer. Humphrey Bower is a brilliant narrator

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for loves sake

oh dear Damon, dear Celeste. i read your book. thank you. love to bryce and benita RIP. MY HEART IS RIPPED OPEN but better for knowing you all. pete

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