Alex: The Life of a Child by Frank Deford

Alex: The Life of a Child

Frank Deford

142 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective fast-paced
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Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in 1980 following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one genetic killer of children. Her poignant and uplifting story to...

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