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Elizabeth Best

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Elizabeth Best is an Australian author from Bendigo, Victoria.[1]

The Year We Seized the Day (2007) co-authored with Colin Bowles, is a non-fiction travel book describing the two authors' shared journey along the Camino de Santiago. It is an Amazon.com bestseller and continues to sell internationally.[2][3][4]

  • Eli's Wings was first published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd. 2002. It became a bestseller on release and earned several reprints and new additions, and was published internationally. Eli's Wings chronicles Best's personal struggle with and full recovery from, a life threatening case of anorexia and how she overcame it: "Eli was an alter ego I created," Best said. "I hated absolutely everything about myself. Eli was a blueprint for who I wanted to be."[5][6][7][1]

Elizabeth Best is the daughter of Ron Best.

References

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  1. ^ a b Alexander, June (26 June 2002). "Hope found in the darkest hour". The Weekly Times (Melbourne, Australia). p. 35.
  2. ^ Bantick, Christopher (29 September 2007). "Fearless examination from unlikely pair". The Courier-Mail. p. M29.
  3. ^ Swart, Genevieve (8 July 2007). "The odd couple's quest for forgiveness". Sun Herald. p. 4.
  4. ^ "The Year We Seized the Day - Elizabeth Best & Colin Bowles - 9781741750683 - Allen & Unwin - New Zealand". www.allenandunwin.co.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "In Brief". Herald Sun. 29 July 2002. p. 93.
  6. ^ Dargan, Felicity (30 October 2000). "A big appetite for life". Sunday Herald Sun - Home Magazine (Melbourne, Australia). p. 13.
  7. ^ Pain, Kate (8 June 2002). "Revelation at death's door". Sunday Herald Sun - Home Magazine (Melbourne, Australia). p. W30.
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