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"Whether it is the loss of a parent to death or divorce; bullying; alcoholism or drug abuse in the home; mental illness in a parent or a sibling; neglect; emotional, physical or sexual abuse; having a parent in jail; or growing up alongside domestic violence, nearly 75% of us experience adversity by the age of 20. But these experiences are often kept secret, as are our courageous battles to overcome them. Drawing on nearly two decades of work with clients and students, Jay tells the tale of ordinary people made extraordinary by these all-too-common experiences, everyday superheroes who have…
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7 editions- Paperback · English · 2019Twelve · 400 pages · 9781455559138
- Audiobook · English · 2017Twelve · 9781478993865
- Other · English · 2018Canongate Books · 400 pages · 9781782114949
- Other · English · 2018Canongate Books · 400 pages · 9781786892997
- Other · English · 2017Canongate Books · 9781782114956
- Other · English · 2017Twelve, Hachette Book Group · 387 pages · 9781455559152
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