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Born To Rise: A Journey From Setbacks To Comebacks And Lessons Learned
by Lorna Blake
GENRE: Biography
PUBLICATION DATE: 01/02/2023
DESCRIPTION:
Born To Rise encompasses a young woman's journey from abandonment, abuse and rejection to her empowerment and success. It tells the story of a young girl who felt counted out, discounted and knocked down by the hand she was dealt at birth.
From being abandoned by her father at birth to abuse by her mother, the death of her beloved grandmother and sexual abuse by a stepfather, she felt she had been walloped by life.
How could she possibly climb out from under it? With the strength of her ancestors encoded in her DNA, she refused to stay down. She found a way to courageously rise from obscurity to infinite possibility.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Lorna Blake is an international Motivational Speaker, Author & Success Coach.
She was born to a poor teenage mom on her grandparents farm in rural Jamaica. During her early years she experienced poverty, abandonment & abuse. At age 19 she boarded a plane on her own and moved to Canada where she struggled for several years to find herself and her life’s purpose.
Her passion for helping others has led her to live and work in five different countries where she’s taught, coached and inspired thousands from many cultures and walks of life.
Her compelling story of confronting the truth of her paternity was featured in an anthology No More Chains: It's Time For Change (2018) and a film/documentary of the same name which played in select theaters (2019).
Her latest work Born To Rise (2023), an autobiographical account of her life and lessons learned, has received several awards in recent months. Lorna is also a recent recipient of a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.
REVIEWS:
"Wow, this is a life to be broadcast, made into a film, and shared to help other people. This is for sure very impactful and inspiring." - Review from Online Book Club
"This is a profound testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Lorna's journey from poverty and adversity to triumph and inspiration is nothing short of remarkable... This book is not just a memoir; it's a roadmap to overcoming obstacles and finding the strength to rise above." - Review from Goodreads
"Lorna Blake’s incredible tale of courage and fortitude starts not just with her, but with her mother, Ethlyn, a woman with the ability to “know things” beyond logical explanation..." - Praise from BookTrib
CASTING:
Ethlyn, Lorna, Lorna's grandmother Matilda