Grit Under My Nails: A Memoir In Three Acts

A South African woman arrives in America alone with two suitcases, a work visa, and a bottle of fine 1966 Portuguese port?her birth year and a farewell present from a friend. Her quest to escape a painful childhood and discover who her father is takes her from an office cubicle to the mountain peaks of the Himalayas. The successful real estate broker and self-proclaimed workaholic and couch potato turns into an accidental lobbyist for breast cancer and ultra-endurance racer in an agonizing five-day, 100-mile race in India. Unexpected friendships, crushing defeats, and unlikely victories conspire across several continents as the universe keeps her guessing how her own story will turn out.

• | Author: Henda Salmeron
• | Publisher: Jabulani House
• | Publication Date: Jan 28, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 248 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0999699709
• | ISBN-13: 9780999699706