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No ordinary bloke, he rescued a village-- and saved himself, Donny Paterson with Neil Cadigan

Label
No ordinary bloke, he rescued a village-- and saved himself, Donny Paterson with Neil Cadigan
Language
eng
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
portraitsplatesillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
No ordinary bloke
Responsibility statement
Donny Paterson with Neil Cadigan
Sub title
he rescued a village-- and saved himself
Summary
The former army engineer, with a history of chronic injuries, depression and addiction, was floating somewhere above rock bottom - aimless, traumatised, anchored only by his family - in particular, wife Tracey and the promising rugby league career of his son, future Newcastle Knights player, Corey. But something in the shocking devastation of the tsunami moved him. Within days, Donny was on a plane to Sri Lanka. Landing in Colombo he met three fellow travellers and together they took a chance and drove south..
Target audience
general
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