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• Marion Lander – 5 Stars

This is a book that sows how one woman can rise about many disabilities and marry the love of her life despite a controlling mother. Alma thought that she was the only person capable of looking after her daughter, but Ralpha and Lin had other ideas. This is a book well worth reading.

• Raymond Herridge – 5 Stars

Unbelievable courage and endeavour. The book brings home the tenacity of a working-class families battle with disability and the stresses resulting in a life dedicated to her daughter.

• Anonymous – 5 Stars

This is a very well written true account of Lin Berwick’s life with her mother Alma and father George right up to the present time.
It takes the reader through the joys and difficulties of having a severely disabled child and the impact on the mother and the rest of the family. Alma devoted her time to caring for her daughter in the East End of London whilst also trying to earn extra money to keep the family solvent. The educating of a bright but disabled child is fascinating as are the attitudes from many people encountered by Lin. Alma was incredibly supportive and soon told people to ask questions of Lin not herself. Alma found it incredibly difficult when Lin fell in love and married Ralph because her caring role was being taken away from her. There is a specific section when Lin went to work as a telephonist at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and she had already memorised the entire directory of numbers. Even now she has a remarkable memory of figures including her bank account numbers. It is a true story which is hard to put down until you have finished it. Knowing Lin it has taken a lot of effort to write this book, dictating it to her PA Steve but I am glad it is all down on paper
I know you will enjoy reading it, the difficulties as well as the achievements from raising money for the Spastics Society to establishing the Lin Berwick Trust which has three lovely holiday cottages for people with disabilities and their families. Lin draws no financial benefit from this venture as it is all put back into the Trust.

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