The Knife’s Edge. Stephen Westaby
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First published by Mudlark 2019
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© Stephen Westaby 2019
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Source ISBN: 9780008285791
Ebook Edition © February 2020 ISBN: 9780008285807
Version: 2020-01-21
For Sarah, who saved me from myself, together with Gemma and Mark, then Alice and Chloe, the children and grandchildren who give me so much pleasure.
contents
1 Cover
2 Title Page
3 Copyright
4 Dedication
5 Contents
6 Preface
7 Introduction
8 1 Family
9 2 Sadness
10 3 Risk
11 4 Hubris
12 5 Perfectionism
13 6 Joy
14 7 Danger
15 8 Pressure
16 9 Hope
17 10 Resilience
18 11 Misery
19 12 Fear
20 Acknowledgements
21 Glossary
22 By the Same Author
23 About the Publisher
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