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This inspirational memoir by Gill Hicks, a survivor of the London bombings, is a moving, honest account of survival and conveys a clear message about just how precious life really is
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This is an incredibly moving account of tragedy and its aftermath, as told by Gill Hicks, survivor of the London bombings in July 2005. Gill was the last person to be pulled alive from the wreckage of the tube train at Russell Square underground station. Unidentifiable on arrival in hospital, having sustained horrific injuries which led to both of her legs being amputated, Gill was labelled as ‘One Unknown’ on her wristband and life hung in the balance for several days. She was saved by the dedication of the medical staff treating her, and by her own single-minded will to survive. This is, quite simply, a wonderful book. It is humbling, uplifting, funny and deeply moving, and it contains a message of great, yet quiet power. Gill writes with honesty, humour and courage. One Unknown is a call to us all to strive for a more tolerant and peaceful world. This paperback edition contains a new foreword - three years after the bombings happened, plus a new chapter written by Gill's husband, giving his account of the events of the past three years.
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46 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a simply wonderful book. It is humbling, uplifting, funny and deeply moving, and it contains a message of great, yet quiet power. Gill writes with honesty, humour and courage - and what she says could change the world, if we only hear it.
Unrecognisable on arrival in hospital, having lost 80% of her blood, and both legs from the knee down, plucked from the devastated carnage of carriage one, where 26 innocents died and hundreds were injured by a teenage suicide bomber on 7/7, Gill Hicks was 'One Unknown', a broken body - a stranger - barely human. Her fight to reclaim 'Gill' and come back into herself is told with great grace, and her decision to dedicate herself to peace in 'Life Two' has a resonance that will stir your soul like great music.
Gill, thank you for this witness to the power of our human spirit. And your words are a tribute to the instinctive care and compassion shown on 7 July, by strangers, to strangers. The actions of so many who hurried to help are laid in the balance against the actions of the terrorists. And the message is: love is stronger than hate, always.
This is not a 'misery memoir'. This is a shining story of hope, and love, and courage.
Recommended.
Unrecognisable on arrival in hospital, having lost 80% of her blood, and both legs from the knee down, plucked from the devastated carnage of carriage one, where 26 innocents died and hundreds were injured by a teenage suicide bomber on 7/7, Gill Hicks was 'One Unknown', a broken body - a stranger - barely human. Her fight to reclaim 'Gill' and come back into herself is told with great grace, and her decision to dedicate herself to peace in 'Life Two' has a resonance that will stir your soul like great music.
Gill, thank you for this witness to the power of our human spirit. And your words are a tribute to the instinctive care and compassion shown on 7 July, by strangers, to strangers. The actions of so many who hurried to help are laid in the balance against the actions of the terrorists. And the message is: love is stronger than hate, always.
This is not a 'misery memoir'. This is a shining story of hope, and love, and courage.
Recommended.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have just finished this book - I read it in one day - I never put it down until I had finished it - I couldn't do so. I have never read a book which has moved me so much and I read it through tears. When I read the part where Gill was in the dark with her horrific injuries I felt as if I was actually there with her and living through it with her. Gill, you are a truly wonderful person and I cannot even try and understand what you endured but I am so glad you wrote this book and shared it with us.
All the very best for the future if you are reading this, Gill. If I could have given this book 10 stars even that wouldn't have been enough.
All the very best for the future if you are reading this, Gill. If I could have given this book 10 stars even that wouldn't have been enough.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As I was flicking through the channels on TV,Gill Hicks was interviewd about her book,she was so beautiful,not the movie star kind of beauty,but an inner,spiritual,peaceful beauty.Her book is amazing,so genuine,so moving and inspirational.For someone who in a minute lost so much,amidst the help she got to recover there was no Counselling,PTSD work..etc,she just got through it drawing on her inner strength,the Grace of God,and all the love that she brought about in people around her.Another example of how in the face of adversity,we humans collectively unite,and one man's pain becomes everyone's pain.This book will touch everyone's heart and help us put everyday matters into perspective. Just as Jill's life will never be the same after 7/11,our lives will never be the same after reading her book.
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Great first half, loses its drive in the second
A friend lent this to me saying how inspirational it was. I began reading it a few days ago and found myself pulled into the events and the writer's excellent description of what... Read more
Published 1 month ago by amazon shopper
Inspirational.
An amazing story, what an inspirational story, just how she goes about her normal day and how her life changed forever but her courage truly wonderous.
Published 7 months ago by Bev
One Unknown.
Some very interesting facts, medical. An excellent book. Took you right down into the tubes where the bomb had been set off. An inspiring woman, Gill Hicks.
Published on 12 Jan 2010 by Eveta Hubbardibus
One Unknown
A totally absorbing, moving and uplifting book. The ultimate 'count your blessings' message from a wonderful and unquestionably heroic woman.
Published on 14 Oct 2009 by J. N. Allinson
5-star story, 3-star book
This review is not going to be popular with those who have given a five-star score to this book. Others tell just how very moving the story of Gill Hicks is, and nothing should... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2009 by Josquine
A wonderful book
I love this book - I have found it massively inspiring, especially the way that Gill's attitude to life has been transformed by her experience. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2009 by Janie
incredible, amazing book
I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. If one person's story can reach out to others and touch them deeply enough to change their lives, this is such a book.
Published on 30 July 2008 by S. Adams
Inspiration and Courage Without Bounds!
Somebody recommended that I read this book and they weren't wrong. I read the whole book with a huge lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2007 by Louise Hollow
EXTRAORDINARY & SIMPLY AMAZING
This book will bring tears to your eyes as Gill made her story so vivid to the reader.
What an inspiration and a lesson on how to live for us all. Read more
What an inspiration and a lesson on how to live for us all. Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2007 by pierre_en_angleterre
WOW!
If ever in your life there is a book that you need to get, it is this one. Against all odds of survival (loss of legs, massive loss of blood, and for all practical purposes... Read more
Published on 18 April 2007 by Godlovesyou
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