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The inspiring, heartwarming true story of Barney and Kada Miller. This couple prove that love and resilience can change everything.

As a 20-year-old, David ''Barney'' Miller was one of the best surfers on the New South Wales mid-north coast. He was looking to go professional. But when a workmate lost control of their car, flipped it and slammed into a tree, Barney was trapped in the wreckage. He was told he would never breathe independently or use his legs again. Refusing to give in, he defied the doctors through self-belief, hard work and sheer guts. But he still wasn''t able to walk. Barney plunged into a depression many thought he wouldn''t emerge from. Then he met Kada, a beautiful girl from a country town who dreamed of becoming a singer. Kada had moved to the coast to escape her own troubled life.

When Barney met Kada they fell in love. She didn''t see his wheelchair, she saw the man he was. Barney saw everything Kada was and everything she could be. With

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relentless and uplifting - HERALD SUN on the documentary YOU AND ME

inspirational - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD on the documentary YOU AND ME

You can wake up every now and then and think the world's against you. But you look at Barney and he's still smiling and 100 per cent ... He's definitely a huge inspiration in my life.

The Essence of You and Me

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    A Paperback / softback by Kada Miller, Barney Miller

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      Publisher: Hachette Australia
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/04/2018
      ISBN13: 9780733639333, 978-0733639333
      ISBN10: 073363933X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The inspiring, heartwarming true story of Barney and Kada Miller. This couple prove that love and resilience can change everything.

      As a 20-year-old, David ''Barney'' Miller was one of the best surfers on the New South Wales mid-north coast. He was looking to go professional. But when a workmate lost control of their car, flipped it and slammed into a tree, Barney was trapped in the wreckage. He was told he would never breathe independently or use his legs again. Refusing to give in, he defied the doctors through self-belief, hard work and sheer guts. But he still wasn''t able to walk. Barney plunged into a depression many thought he wouldn''t emerge from. Then he met Kada, a beautiful girl from a country town who dreamed of becoming a singer. Kada had moved to the coast to escape her own troubled life.

      When Barney met Kada they fell in love. She didn''t see his wheelchair, she saw the man he was. Barney saw everything Kada was and everything she could be. With

      Trade Review
      relentless and uplifting - HERALD SUN on the documentary YOU AND ME

      inspirational - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD on the documentary YOU AND ME

      You can wake up every now and then and think the world's against you. But you look at Barney and he's still smiling and 100 per cent ... He's definitely a huge inspiration in my life.

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