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by
Alexandra Nunes (Narrated by),
Maria Conceicao (Author)
This is an inspiring biography of a woman, who transformed herself from Emirates cabin crew to a 6 time Guinness World Record holder, the first Portuguese woman to summit the Everest and an ultra-athlete, all for ‘her’ hundreds of children in the slums of Dhaka, book tells the story of how Maria overcame a number of challenges in her life before joining Emirates as cabin crew, and then her biggest challenge yet – transforming a slum in Dhaka, building a school, educating 600 children and breaking age-old social norms in a community which at first saw her as a strange foreigner, but now call her ‘mother.’ To learn more about the Maria Cristina Foundation go to .
Number of Pages: 176Dimensions: 0.38 x 9 x 6 INPublication Date: September 07, 2015
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