Elizabeth Best is an Australian author from
Bendigo
Bendigo ( ) is an Australian city in north-central Victoria. The city is located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
As of 2022, Bendigo has a popula ...
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Victoria
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* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
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''
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
The Camino de Santiago (, ; ), or the Way of St. James in English, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tra ...
. It is an Amazon.com bestseller and continues to sell internationally.
''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
Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by Calorie restriction, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin.
Individuals wit ...
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."
Elizabeth Best is the daughter of
Ron Best
Ronald Alexander Best (3 October 1949 – 14 October 2020) was an Australian politician and Australian rules footballer. He was a National Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1988 to 2002, representing North Western Province.
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References
External links
The Year We Seized The dayPersonal website
*Ron Best
Ronald Alexander Best (3 October 1949 – 14 October 2020) was an Australian politician and Australian rules footballer. He was a National Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1988 to 2002, representing North Western Province.
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1977 births
Living people
Australian children's writers
Australian travel writers
Australian women travel writers
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