Book Launch: Small Steps by Julie Sprigg
Please join Julie Sprigg, Fremantle Press and Crow Books to celebrate the launch of Small Steps: A Physio in Ethiopia.
- To be launched by Anne-Louise Willoughby, author of Nora Heysen: A Portrait.
- Bookings essential via: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/book-launch-small-steps-a-physio-in-ethiopia-by-julie-sprigg-tickets-116078482867
- Ticket cost $5 (plus eventbrite booking fee). Book now as places are limited.
- Ticket proceeds will be donated to 100 Women , a Perth based women’s philanthropic foundation.
- Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.
- Refreshments available to purchase from the venue.
About the Book
As a child, Julie dreamed of being somewhere else, of making a difference. Now, she can’t wait to meet the nuns she will live with and the children she will provide physiotherapy for in Ethiopia.
But Julie has trouble sticking to convent rules and soon finds herself wondering how much difference a single physio can make anyway.
When she takes a teaching role at a university, Julie finally feels closer to fulfilling her dreams – training Ethiopia’s first physiotherapists, treating paediatric patients, and losing her heart to a handsome colleague.
Then civil unrest reaches the university, forcing Julie’s students to choose between their safety and their future. When it comes to being a part of change, why do all steps feel like small steps?
About Julie Sprigg
Julie Sprigg is a Perth-based author whose debut book Small Steps: A Physio in Ethiopia was shortlisted for the 2018 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award. She worked as a physiotherapist for ten years before switching to a career in foreign aid with programs improving the rights of people with disabilities. After years of regular travel to China, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, Vanuatu and Ethiopia, Julie returned to Perth and now evaluates government programs to overcome social disadvantage. When not writing or working, she can be found reading a picture book atlas with her young son and delighting in domestic adventures.