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Struck down with polio at the age of two and a half, Anne overcame the prejudice rife in her native village in Kenya, where neighbours believed she was cursed and called her a snake because of her disability, which left her paralysed below the waist.
Losing her mother at a tender age, and sent to a school far away from home, she achieved fantastic academic results, amidst the challenges of a military coup. She went to university and qualified as a teacher, and fell in love with a British man who truly valued her defiant spirit.
She moved from a world with no running water to make a life for herself in modern Britain. Where, against all odds, she bore a child, and went on to being the first East African to compete in her sport internationally. Anne is currently in further training, hoping to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympics.
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Anne Wafula was born in a mud hut in a little village in western Kenya. At the age of two and a half she contracted polio. The virus left her paralysed below the waist and she spent the next twenty eight years struggling to get around on callipers and crutches (wheelchairs are not widely available in Kenya). She graduated from university with a degree in education and then met her husband-to-be, Norman, a British man teaching in Kenya. They married and settled in the UK and now have a son together. In 2004 Anne represented Kenya in the Paralympics.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anne's inspiring story about growing up as a disabled child in Africa, Western Kenya to be precise - is the kind of story everyone needs to hear - It's about succeeding against all the odds and never ever giving up - Anne is an inspiration to everyone who knows her and now those who haven't had the amazing privilege to have met her can read her story too. As well as being a story of personal triumph over prejudice Anne's story also gives the reader an idea about what it is like to be a young disabled girl and woman in Africa - the extent to which, the odds are stacked against you and the sad fact that so many people still think disabled people, women especially, don't deserve a chance. Having worked with Anne myself on behalf of AbleChildAfrica I can confirm that there are many many disabled girls and women in Africa who have experiences like this and deserve to be treated better by those around them. I hope Anne's amazing story will be an inspiration to many many others.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This book is so beautifully written and just so easy to read. It was so uplifting and inspiring it led to me tracking down the author just to say thank you. If you are feeling down and that the odds are against you read this book and it will motivate you to battle on. If you know you that you come from a privileged background (and compared to Anne you are likely to have) reading this book will remind you how lucky you are. It might make you get up and try something new or do something for charity. I can't recommend this book more highly. Thank you Anne.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I loved this book. I read it in just over a day. I could not put it down. Anne's triumph over her difficulties is so inspirational and heartwarming. There are so many times she could have just given up, but she didn't. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Inspiring
Loved this book, a very inspiring story and it was a surprise to find a local interest too, I'll be cheering Anne on at the Paralympics
Published 2 days ago by Chris,g
Uplifting, inspiring and beautifully written.
One of the most inspiring, uplifting books that I've ever read. The way that Anne writes so honestly and descriptively about her life is extremely compelling and her telling of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ms. C. A. Hunter-Smith
A GOOD READ
I RECIEVED THIS BOOK ON KINDLE AND STARTED TO READ AND COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN IT WAS A GREAT READ AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE OLYMPICS IF ANYONE WANTS TO READ A GOOD BOOK THIS... Read more
Published 2 months ago by dave elliott
In My Dream I Dance
I found this to be a very well written and inspiring autobiography that shows what can achieved when the odds don't fall in your favour. Read more
Published 8 months ago by harlowpoet
Superb
My husband is a dedicated non-book reader , yet after meeting Anne in his job as a cabbie he went to her book signing and bought a copy - out of politeness it must be said. Read more
Published 11 months ago by pat mckenzie
Truly inspiring
I loved this book! While writing from a very personal point of view, Anne Wafula Strike manages to show a wider message: that achievement is possible even in the hardest of... Read more
Published 13 months ago by J Modern
Look Out for Anne 2012
This is a lovely book and shows how life can change from total deprivation to success both as a person and in aspirations with grim determination, hard work and a very loving... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Freya Goldie
An inspiring and entertaining story
Anne's book In My Dreams I Dance (My Story)is truly inspiring. It's a story of courage and determination, simply told without a trace of sentimentality. Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Bradford
Stunningly inspirational
"In my dreams I dance" is a fabulous account of Anne Wafula Strike's lifestory. Throughout the book, readers are invited to uncover the disappointment of set backs hampering Anne's... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Melissa Matthews
in my dreams i dance
What an amazing story!!! Anne is an inspiration, with multi skills and determination to achieve well in life despice her disabiity. Read more
Published 18 months ago by amy
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