A01=Mhairi Blyth
Author_Mhairi Blyth
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- ISBN 9781916556652
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Mar 2025
- Publisher: Chiselbury Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In Ascent of a Woman, Mhairi Blyth presents an unfiltered, candid account of her life. Spanning over thirty years, her memoir shows a life littered with trauma, trials, and tragedy, starting with her dad leaving to work over 3,000 miles away, in the middle of a war, when she was just six.
With every chapter of her life, a new and seemingly impossible trial begins which tests Mhairi's mental and physical strength, and her ability to overcome adversity. She reveals her darkest moments, together with feelings of loneliness, loss, and despair, where even mother nature is against her. Mhairi also describes her sparks of resilience and determination in fighting for herself and for her family, where she comes up against those meant to be the very people to help and protect.
Ascent of a Woman is one woman's story of endurance, growth and forgiveness whilst overcoming massive personal loss, the consequences of which will always be with her. This is Mhairi's ascent from a child to a girl, to a woman. This is her evolution.
Mhairi was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife but spent much of her childhood in the Middle East. She started writing poems when she was ten as a form of escapism and began writing short stories in her mid-thirties. After many years moving between England and Scotland, she has settled back in Fife with her husband, daughter, grandson, parents, 3 dogs and two cats. She splits her time between looking after her family and writing, and in her free time likes to read, cross-stitch and the occasional nap.
