Susan Biggar fell in love with a New Zealander. Maybe as an American, she saw Darryl as a ticket to an exhilarating, global life. When her first son arrived, he came with fierce blue eyes, a curly toe and cystic fibrosis. The doctors said he would be lucky to reach the age of thirty. A job offer in Paris snatched the family from New Zealand, depositing them in the city of lights, romanceand a whole new medical world. When Susans second baby was also born with cystic fibrosis , the insignificant worries of her old life slipped away, shifting her from normal mum to gotta-figure-out-how-to-keep-thekids-alive-mum. Thisand all that followedwas not what she expected. Set across the globein California, New Zealand, France and AustraliaThe Upside of Down is a story of belief, of learning that sometimes joy is a decision.
A rare combination of laugh-out-loud humour and an intensely honest exploration of difficult issues Its like Eat, Pray, Love but with children, a husband and health issues along for the ride! Anyone who has ever experienced illness in their family or considered an expatriate life will want to read this book. ANDREA J. MILLER, Shares in Life Foundation, NZ
