A Life Without Hands: John Oliver and Me

by Frances Rowley Beaumont

Overview

The remarkable life of John Oliver, born without hands in 1925. With humour and ingenuity, he thrived as an artist, chef and Tugman. His inspiring journey and the author's adventurous and challenging life weave together in a moving love story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781036907532
Publisher:	Frb Frances Rowley Beaumont
Publication date:	02/17/2025
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Frances Beaumont was born in 1943, the eldest of four children. She qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1965 and soon had adventures in the Congo as a VSO therapist. She trained as an Art and English teacher in 1970. Frances had a daughter in 1974 and a son in 1976, during a short marriage, and became an independent occupational therapist and artist when her children left home. Writing has always been an outlet and a joy, writing poetry and short stories, but this is her debut book.