The Ballad Of Nihal Armstrong Is Now Available On Kindle
July 2, 2012
I’ve just found out that the script of The Ballad Of Nihal Armstrong is now available on Kindle.
This is an intensely dramatic and moving true story of a mother’s tireless battles and inspiring triumphs in her struggle for her disabled son’s rights. Starting with a difficult conception and a terrifying delivery with unsympathetic midwives on hand, the mother describes how ‘her backbone lost its steel’ when the doctor predicts that this gurgling, farting, smiling baby would not grow up to walk, talk, read or write. That is only the beginning… when Nihal’s mother discovers he has a sensitive and intelligent personality trapped inside his body, she does everything in her power to set it free but mostly she finds that people are unable to accept that flowers can bloom in a desert. Even in schools where the teachers should have known better!This is a story of loss, grief, joy, Nihal’s wicked sense of humour and the indomitable human spirit.
Nihal grew up to be a very close and special friend of mine, but that is not the only reason I am asking anyone with a Kindle to read this book. It is extremely well written and will move you to tears- but also, in places, have you in fits of laughter.
Update 3/7: If you, like me, don’t have a Kindle, Amazon has a free ‘Kindle for PC’ app that can be downloaded through which you can read Kindle books on your PC.
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