At the age of seventeen, Joni Eareckson suffered a diving accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down. The story of her struggle to accept and adjust to her handicap and to find meaning in life is told in this extraordinary autobiography.

'My life... and the lives of millions of people who know her through her books and her art... have been enriched by the exceptional depth of her faith and challenged by her great reservoir of courage.' (Billy Graham)