Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand: The uplifting true story of a brave mother's quest to add life to one daughter's numbered days

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"Add life to days when we cannot add days to life." Thais is almost two. Like most well-loved children, she is happy. She laughs as she runs on the beach. But her footprints in the sand, with toes turned out, tell a differ

Anne-Dauphine Julliand was born in 1973 in Paris. After studying journalism, she went on to work as a journalist. In 2006, she learned that her second child, Thais, was suffering from a rare disease and didn't have much time left to live. She wrote this book after the overwhelming two years in which she and her husband, supported by all those around her, took care of Thais. At first, she wrote it for herself, her husband, and her children. Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand became a publishing phenomenon that swept France off its feet and is now a bestseller there. Adriana Hunter is the translator of works by Catherine Millet, Genevieve Jurgensen, Amelie Nothomb, Viviane Moore, and Louis Sanders.

A story carried by the incredible serenity of amother during her ordeal. A story carried by the incredible serenity of a mother during her ordeal. An exceptional understanding of life. Though the author s account charts suffering of mythic proportions, the lessons gleaned from her daughters prove incredibly wise. Unflinching and inspirational, a parent s powerful tale of finding love and understanding beyond the senses. --Kirkus Reviews Though the author's account charts suffering of mythic proportions, the lessons gleaned from her daughters prove incredibly wise. Unflinching and inspirational, a parent's powerful tale of finding love and understanding beyond the senses. --Kirkus Reviews