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Love Always, Petra |  | Authors: Petra Nemcova, Jane Scovell
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 684918
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0446579130
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.92092
EAN: 9780446579131
ASIN: 0446579130
Publication Date: December 5, 2005
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A true tale of courage, tragedy, and love.At the age of twenty-five, Petra Nemcova was leading a charmed life, complete with a busy modeling career (including a Sports Illustrated¨ cover), a handsome and loving photographer boyfriend, and a jetsetting lifestyle. This was a far cry from her childhood, which she spent under the specter of communism in the former Czechoslovakia.But her world changed forever on December 26, 2004 when a powerful tsunami hit the resort of Khaolak, Thailand, where she was vacationing with her boyfriend, Simon Atlee. As he was swept away by the fierce waves, Petra managed to cling to a tree for nearly eight hours, even as her pelvis was shattered by the ocean+s ferocious power and her legs lost all feeling.Petra+s remarkable grace under pressure and the brave rescue by heroic Thai natives and tourists has been reported around the world. But now, for the first time, she will tell her entire story and share her amazing journey back: from her agonizing physical rehabilitation to confronting the pain of losing the love of her life to her tireless efforts to help with Thailand relief efforts. Petra will also reflect on her struggle through a poor childhood, and how, at eighteen, this shy young woman managed to launch a modeling career in the fashion capitals of the world-a glitzy and glamorous time in her life. But most of all, Love, Petra is the story of her love for Simon Atlee-a love that has not been extinguished by his untimely death. A heartbreaking, touching, and finally uplifting account, Love, Petra will share an inspirational message of hope, faith, and love to readers everywhere.
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Beautiful woman, Beautiful story May 28, 2009
Noelle (Lake Forest, CA)
I agree with other readers that "Love always,Petra" was non-stop amazing reading. I thank Petra for sharing her true story about love and loss, and recovery. I'm sure her testimony can be inspiring to so many others.
She "took us there" to the tragedy in Thailand as well as took us to her romance with her beloved Simon. I also loved reading about where she came from in her Czech childhood. I absolutely recommend this heart-tugging read.
Inspiring December 15, 2008
G. Lindeboom (London, UK)
I'm obsessed with books. I read everything. I have my splurges; when buy a lot, so much in fact, that I lose track. This book came in a whirlwind of other books, and I have to admit I put it down at first. After reading some flowing, poetic literature, I had a hard time to get into this simple, raw writing style that cut to the heart of the matter. So, I put it away after a while and eventually forgot about it.
A year --yes a year, can you imagine it?!-- passed and a lot of things happened. My mom got very ill (she's completely disabled now) my dad got heart problems and my autistic brother became quite a handful. I have always been a very active person, in school as well in sports, but health problems have left me always tired, out of breath. My grades are going down the drain and I haven't had the strength to participate in sports for over 3 months. I had a meltdown.
Tonight, I was looking through my books --I have insomnia as well: many books of mine have been read twice or more because of it-- and the white cover of Petra's book caught my eye. I decided to give it another chance, and read all of it in one sitting. It's 5 am now, and I'm getting headaches from sitting behind this laptop, but I felt I had to share the impact such a small book made on me.
Up until 10 pm, I was sulking in my situation, wondering all these vain things like "why did this have to happen to us?"
Petra's book shows me that you can always move forward no matter what the circumstances are. Her childhood in the then communist Chech republic was tough, but she focussed on the small treasures of life. She took a chance with modeling, and persisted even though it sometimes meant traveling for hours and being sent home after not getting much more than one glance cast her way. She moved to Milan without knowing the language and she kept positive even though she worked long hours and ate like a bird.
Then she met Simon, and he brightened her life--and the book-- if even only for such a short time. Losing such a wonderful man must've made it made it even harder for her. The book is written in great detail, but it never lingers in insignificant things. It's a truly inspiring story, about the treasures of life, and how great tragedies can bring people to do great things in the most unexpected moments.
For me, it was a kick in the butt telling me make something of my life. I've been tired for ages, but I'm full of energy now. I'm 20, supposedly in my prime. I better make it so. With all the health problems going on in my family, this grey sadness has swept over us, dragging is in one by one. I'm not going to let it happen. Neither did Petra. She's a wonderful woman and I hope that one day she might find a man who fills her with as much love as Simon did during the short time he was in her life.
5 stars for this book!
Intense Story w/lots of details. December 10, 2008
zpcsc (Florida)
This book was a great read. It's very intense and it describes everything she went through with great detail. I first saw Petra on tv and on the Oprah show, she as well as many others went through a lot during that horrible ordeal. She was brave to live this experience all over again while writing this book. The story takes you from where she began her life to the horrible day of the tsunami. It is written with such detail that your imagination just takes you to the place & time of this disaster.
My favorite book of all time June 23, 2008
Wendy
I have this book for a while now and still haven't wrote a review on this book yet. I have been reading this book more than once, it simply moved me. The love story between Petra and Simon is written so beautifully. I feel so sorry for Petra for losing such a wonderful man. She is really a strong woman, after having to go through so many downs, she is still positive in life. I really admire her for this, thank you Petra for writing such a wonderful book.
 Nice book June 27, 2007
Kelly
This book is heartbreaking, and very moving. Petra did a great job on her first novel. This isn't all about the tsunami, and the aftermath, as many reviewers have showed it to be. Many chapters deal with her life before the tsunami, and her road to becoming a model. She certainly had an interesting life! It is a quick read, but I recommend it!
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