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Butterflies - Susanne Gervay

Description: ISBN 0207198500 / Author: Susanne Gervay / Genre: Science / Nature / This book explores the complex areas of the emotional impact of a ... more

Butterflies - Susanne Gervay ... Picture of a butterflyburn on the individual and family while giving insight into the world of hospitals, patients and doctors. It shows how the inner person can triumph over a preoccupation with surface scars and know that commitment, caring and trust are more important that the texture of the skin.

Newest Review: ... knit family that has stuck together through thick and thin, bad times and good regardless of the fact that Katherine's father ... more

... has left, unable to cope with Katherine's illness. Coming from an Italian background, and having married a backpacker from Australia in haste, her mother is protective of her daughters, and for ever reminding Katherine that she is beautiful, and that her beauty goes beyond skin deep. Some of the scenarios from the book demonstrate how other children behave towards Katherine, and these are very real, and you feel for the character of Katherine, who is determined to live as normal a life as others, regardless of h...more

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Butterflies - Susanne Gervay: BUTTERFLIES. (924 words)
by thingywhatsit - written on 24.08.06 (Very useful, 277 readings)
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Can you imagine the horror of a parent who sees her child fall into a barbecue pit and be burned beyond all recognition, losing their hair and face, and being able to do nothing ? This is the situation that has to be dealt with by Katherine's parents in this heart-rending tale of how a girl grows up disfigured. I thought that the book was well written. It is based in Australia and written by an Australian author that I have never heard of before. Reading more about the lady on her website, I found that she is a specialist in child growth and development. This didn't surprise me, since the detail within this fictional tale is well researched, and the idea of ...

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