Mary Craig's moving account of how she
found the strength to cope with the
overwhelming problems of bringing up a
profoundly disabled child, and how she
survived when tragedy struck a second
time, is one of the most outstanding
autobiographies of our day. Against all
the odds and despite her own crippling
fears and anxieties, Mary found joy in
the face of deep suffering by turning
outwards to the needs of others,
volunteering in the Sue Ryder Homes
where concentration camp survivors
enabled her to find fresh courage. Since
it was first published in the late
1970s, Blessings has won various awards,
been serialized on BBC radio, appeared
in numerous national bestseller lists,
chosen by several eminent figures as
their book of the year, published in a
dozen languages and been the focus of
television documentaries in the UK and
the US.
found the strength to cope with the
overwhelming problems of bringing up a
profoundly disabled child, and how she
survived when tragedy struck a second
time, is one of the most outstanding
autobiographies of our day. Against all
the odds and despite her own crippling
fears and anxieties, Mary found joy in
the face of deep suffering by turning
outwards to the needs of others,
volunteering in the Sue Ryder Homes
where concentration camp survivors
enabled her to find fresh courage. Since
it was first published in the late
1970s, Blessings has won various awards,
been serialized on BBC radio, appeared
in numerous national bestseller lists,
chosen by several eminent figures as
their book of the year, published in a
dozen languages and been the focus of
television documentaries in the UK and
the US.
