Ollie: The True Story of a Brief and Courageous Life

by Stephen Venables

Like the swallows, our son Ollie came in the spring and left in the autumn. Dancing, singing, swooping - there was something birdlike about his energy, joy and laughter - but also the fleeting, enigmatic quality of his life.

When he was two he lost all his speech, as autism turned his life - and ours - into a baffling challenge. Then at four he had to face a new challenge when he almost died from leukaemia. But chemotherapy worked its magic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 009947879X
• ISBN13: 9780099478799
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Arrow
• Length: 391 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"