THE BOOK
RISE
Violence. Trauma. Amputation. Disability. Wonder. Beauty. Exploration. Love. Family. Drama. Death.
And, threaded through it all, moments of stillness and discovery.
A LIFE LIVED AT THE EDGES OF EXPERIENCE
RISE takes the reader through an extraordinary life shaped by violence, trauma, adventure, loss, love and transformation.
Told from a place of honesty, integrity and lived experience, it is a story of survival — but it is also a story of beauty, family, discovery and the strange ways in which life can unfold.
One young man.
He started life with two legs.
He ended up living longer on one than he ever did on two.
And somewhere along the way, he became an archer.
Apparently, quite a good one.
From violence and trauma to amputation and disability; from the wild landscapes of Africa to moments of extraordinary beauty; from love and family to encounters with death — sometimes more than once — RISE is a life lived without the safety of certainty.
Yet woven through the drama are moments of stillness and discovery.
And gradually, the story begins to ask questions that reach beyond what happened.
What if survival isn't the end of the journey?
What if there is something beneath everything we've been taught to believe?
What if some things aren't learned at all, but remembered?
COMING SOON
RISE is currently in its final stages of preparation for publication.
The journey is nearly ready to be shared.
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BETA READERS
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
RISE is still in its beta-reading stage. These are some of the responses and insights shared by the first people to read the book.
“It is truly phenomenal — I’ve learned so much, questioned so much and my soul has been awakened.”
Nicky Stroebel
“It is an amazing story of strength, fortitude and character.”
Kathy Hull
“I can’t put the book down.”
Matthea Pretorius
“Not made my bed, did not do the dishes... Just reading and reading.”
Matthea Pretorius
“I should think his book will help thousands and thousands of people.”
Kathy Hull
“This book should hit the shelves. I can’t think of one person who would not like to read this.”
Matthea Pretorius
“It is an exciting and inspiring story.”
“You’ve done the heavy lifting.”
“Give it one more edit … and I think you’re good to go.”
Lori Tobias — journalist, author & book reviewer
RESPONSES & INSIGHTS
Have you read the beta version of RISE? I’d love to hear what you discovered, questioned or experienced while reading it.
RISE is not simply a story about what happened.
It is a story about what remained.
About what was still there beneath the trauma, beneath the fear, beneath everything that had been learned.
Something original.
Something waiting to be remembered.
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