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Sarah Passingham
Non-fiction
Short fiction
Poetry
Libretti
Performance work
Life-writing
PUSH - My Father, Polio, and Me
Published by Gatehouse Press 2019
Shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards, 2020
Independent bookshop Jarrold's Top Ten Reads of 2019
Longlisted for the Mslexia Prize 2014.
In 1952 three things happened to Push Pulman: he narrowly missed out on qualifying to row in the Olympics; he married Diana; and six weeks later he contracted polio.
His life was changed forever.
"'Push' Pulman was a remarkably determined man who defied everyone not to treat him normally. This engrossing book tells his story with wit and power." Tom Shakespeare
""This well-researched and endearingly personal book is a timely reminder of the importance of vaccination. Push is a celebration of the skill and determination disabled people have to offer. Sarah’s pride and appreciation in growing up with a disabled parent shines through." Dr Hannah S. Barham Brown
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‘At least two of these stories would have been strong contenders for Best British Short Stories 2015 had I seen them in time. Sarah Passingham writes beautiful prose and totally gets the short story.’