The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2
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It's been years (probably 20) since I read this book and its prequel, The Other Side of the Mountain. Still, it's a great story. It's about Jill Kinmont, who was training for the 1956 Olympic Ski Team when she was grievously injured on a downhill run and ended up as a quadriplegic. Whenever I release this, I'll release it together with The Other Side of the Mountain.
A personal note: I was a member of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, a Masonic youth group for teenage girls, back in the 1970s. It was a great experience and one in which I made many lifelong friends. While I was a member, our annual state service project in 1974-1975 was to raise money for Jill Kinmont's work at the Indian center in Bishop, California. A passage from Part II (Chapter 8, page 128) is close to my heart:
"In the midst of all this, Jill received a call from the Order of Rainbow Girls, a Masonic auxiliary to which she and Audra Jo had belonged during their high school years. The California branch was interested in Jill's work at the Indian center and wanted to take it on as their annual service project. It would mean $14,000 for the Center, but the money had to be donated to a foundation. 'Do you have a foundation?' the caller asked. 'No,' Jill said. 'But I'll set one up.'"
A personal note: I was a member of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, a Masonic youth group for teenage girls, back in the 1970s. It was a great experience and one in which I made many lifelong friends. While I was a member, our annual state service project in 1974-1975 was to raise money for Jill Kinmont's work at the Indian center in Bishop, California. A passage from Part II (Chapter 8, page 128) is close to my heart:
"In the midst of all this, Jill received a call from the Order of Rainbow Girls, a Masonic auxiliary to which she and Audra Jo had belonged during their high school years. The California branch was interested in Jill's work at the Indian center and wanted to take it on as their annual service project. It would mean $14,000 for the Center, but the money had to be donated to a foundation. 'Do you have a foundation?' the caller asked. 'No,' Jill said. 'But I'll set one up.'"
Mailing today as a RABCK to fellow BookCrosser wendy8869
Just realized I hadn't journaled this yet. Sorry! Interesting book!
