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A Second Wind
Philippe Pozzo Di Borgo
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Description for A Second Wind
Paperback. An inspiring, tragi-comic memoir about the relationship between a paralysed French aristocrat and his immigrant care-worker Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226. A very good clean copy with minor shelf wear
He is unbearable, vain, proud, brutal, inconsistent, human. Without him, I would have rotted to death. Abdel looked after me without fail, like I was an infant. Attentive to the smallest detail, present during all my absences, he delivered me when I was a prisoner, protected me when I was weak. He made me laugh when I cried. He is my guardian devil.'
As the descendent of two prominent, wealthy French families and Director of Pommery Champagnes, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo was not in the habit of asking for help. Then, in 1993, right on the heels of ... Read more
He is unbearable, vain, proud, brutal, inconsistent, human. Without him, I would have rotted to death. Abdel looked after me without fail, like I was an infant. Attentive to the smallest detail, present during all my absences, he delivered me when I was a prisoner, protected me when I was weak. He made me laugh when I cried. He is my guardian devil.'
As the descendent of two prominent, wealthy French families and Director of Pommery Champagnes, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo was not in the habit of asking for help. Then, in 1993, right on the heels of ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471110481
SKU
KLJ0019582
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Philippe Pozzo Di Borgo
Philippe Pozzo di Borgo spent his childhood in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Trinidad, Morocco, Algeria and Corsica. He now lives in Essaouira, Morocco. A descendent of both the Ducs Pozzo di Borgo and the Marquises de Vogue, he is the former director of Pommery Champagnes (LVMH). His bestselling memoir Le Second Souffle (Second Wind) served as the basis for the hit ... Read more
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