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Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
Quentin Kenihan
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Description for Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
Paperback. Quentin Kenihan is living proof that superheroes don't need capes, just the right attitude. FOREWORD BY RAY MARTIN Num Pages: 336 pages, 2x8pp 4x4c. BIC Classification: BGFA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
When he was a kid, Quentin Kenihan loved Superman. Ironic, really. Quentin didn't need kryptonite to reveal his weakness - born with a rare bone disorder, osteogenesis imperfecta, his bones broke all on their own.
When Quentin was seven, Mike Willesee made a documentary about him. Australians fell in love with his wit, and never-say-die attitude. Over the years he grew up before our eyes. But there was a dark side to his life. The true story was never told ... until now. A story of abandonment, drug addiction, dark days and thoughts of suicide. Battling through it all, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Sydney, Australia
ISBN
9780733635359
SKU
V9780733635359
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99-10
About Quentin Kenihan
Quentin Kenihan was born with Osteogenesis imperfecta, which meant his bones broke all the time among other things. At seven, he became famous because of the Mike Willesee documentary QUENTIN. Australians fell in love with Quentin for his wit and unique take on life and over the years he drifted in and out of public view for reasons this book ... Read more
Reviews for Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
This honest, at times heartbreaking, memoir is a a story to inspire others to chase their dreams.
Queensland Times
'A disarmingly honest and surprisingly affecting book that in many ways is as much about fame itself as about fame because of a disability'.
Daily Review
a courageous memoir
City Messenger
Queensland Times
'A disarmingly honest and surprisingly affecting book that in many ways is as much about fame itself as about fame because of a disability'.
Daily Review
a courageous memoir
City Messenger