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Fifteen Seconds of Brave

The Wisdom of Survivors

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Fifteen Seconds of Brave

By: Melissa Doyle
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When Covid stopped the world turning in 2020, veteran journalist Melissa Doyle had already been thrown off course by life. She'd just turned 50, her eldest child had finally left home to study overseas and her 25-year-long career as a popular presenter at Channel Seven had come to an end. As she began to contemplate this new chapter, the unfolding and overarching scourge of Covid threw millions of lives into disarray, causing Melissa to wonder, 'How on earth are we all going to come through this?'

While lockdowns and closed borders damaged livelihoods, relationships and the nation's mental health, Melissa found herself reflecting on some of the true survivors she'd met during her years reporting from the front lines of triumph and tragedy. Surely these people had clues on how to navigate the fallout of a one-in-one-hundred-year plague.

In this new intimate and insightful book, Melissa gathers together remarkable people who have weathered hardship, grief, torment and loss on a scale many would find hard to comprehend. In revisiting these moving and captivating stories with those who lived them, she gently draws out their wisdom, empathy and their heartfelt practical advice to anyone who's going through a difficult time or navigating change.©2022 Melissa Doyle (P)2022 Penguin Random House Australia
Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Personal Development Personal Success Survival Inspiring Heartfelt Wisdom

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Amazing

This was amazing it mad you laugh and cry and be so proud
Melisa Doyle you should be so proud of yourself you shared these stories so beautifully🥰🥰🥰

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Love this book. Well written and so heart warming. a good read for everyone

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So inspirational

So good to be reminded of our blessings from people who truly understand. Such great lessons learnt from all these extraordinary people and their stories.
Thanks Melissa for creating the platform & for sharing so respectfully well.

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Amazing people

Well done Mel. An extremely well written and narrated book. I throughly enjoyed listening to this book. I’m sure it will help many people suffering trauma in their lives.

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Interesting story’s

Very easy listening. Love short stories. Content very interesting and very well done. Congrates Mel

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So beautiful!

This is such a beautiful collection of inspiring stories, and narrated so well! I will definitely listen to this again

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Powerful Stories, A Must Read! Beautifully Written and Read.

Beautifully written and read. As somebody with Cerebral Palsy Quadriplegia I use a powered wheelchair and I know a little about needing to find Fifteen Seconds Of Brave. Powerful stories, incredible people, this is a must read.

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Beautiful Narration and Listen

Book offers multiple to live by wisdom which I wish I knew when I was younger. Nevertheless, a good reminder for the present and future.

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Loved this book

15 seconds of brave is a great mantra to have in your pocket. I just loved the different stories. Totally recommend!!

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A poignant walk through 8 beautiful stories

Wow! Listening to Mel tell these life stories has been a mixed bag of joy at what they have overcome and underlying sadness at what they have had to face. Thank you to all of you for being brave enough to share your stories, Mel and her editorial team for so beautifully pulling them together and Mel for telling the stories do sensitively and most of all thanks little Noah for expressing his 15 seconds of brave. I’ll never forget that.

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