Ten days before Christmas. A room of children, napping on mattresses in their childcare centre, waiting for Santa to arrive. It’s a peaceful scene. Until a car crashes through the doors at head height, smashing into the midst of the sleeping children. The engine revs faster and faster; flames lick the ceiling.
Incredibly, no child was killed at the Roundhouse Childcare Centre on 15:December 2003. But Sophie Deledio bears the legacy of that day written on her body. Sophie suffered third-degree burns to 85 per cent of her body in the fire. She lost both feet, some fingers, and her right ear.
Her survival was a miracle to many. Two years later, the unthinkable happens - Sophie is hit by a car, and once again left with near-fatal injuries. Yet again, she defies the odds and survives.
This book tells of a child’s resilience, of the choice between life and death, and of a strength that prevails through suffering. Sophie Deledio has a message of hope for us all.
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