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Honour Thyself

Carole Barber has come to Paris with its rain-slick slate roofs and winding streets to work on her novel - and to find herself after a lifetime in the spotlight. A legend of film and stage Carole has set a standard of beauty and grace devoting herself to her family and causes around the world. But on this cool November evening as her taxi speeds into a tunnel just past the Louvre a fiery instant of terror shatters hundreds of lives - and leaves Carole alone unconscious and unidentified in a Paris emergency room. At the Ritz they wonder where their famous incognito guest has gone.From California to London Caroles friends and family begin to make inquiries. Then comes a moment of shock as they realize that Carole is in a hospital far from home fighting for her life. In the days that follow
the paparazzi swarm. A mysterious stranger a man famous in his own realm quietly visits the hospital to see the woman he once loved and never forgot. Caroles two grown children rush to her bedside waiting and praying - until the miraculous begins to happen.. .But as a woman whom the whole world knows slowly awakens she knows nothing of herself.Every detail must be pieced back together - from a childhood in rural Mississippi to the early days of her career from the unintentional hurt inflicted on her daughter to a fifteen year-old secret love affair that went tragically wrong. But for Carole an extraordinary opportunity has arisen in a life-threatening crisis: a second chance to count her blessings heal wounded hearts recapture lost love.. .and to live a life that will truly honor others
-beginning with herself. A tale of survival and dignity of small miracles and big surprises Honor Thyself creates an unforgettable portrait of a public figure whose hopes fears and heartbreaks are as real as our own.Her courageous journey inspires us all.
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Carole Barber has come to Paris with its rain-slick slate roofs & winding streets to work on her novel
- & to find herself after a lifetime in the spotlight. A legend of film & stage Carole has set a standard of beauty & grace devoting herself to her family & causes around the world. But on this cool November evening as her taxi speeds into a tunnel just past the Louvre a fiery instant of terror shatters hundreds of lives
- & leaves Carole alone unconscious & unidentified in a Paris emergency room. At the Ritz they wonder where their famous incognito guest has gone. From California to London Caroles friends & family begin to make inquiries. Then comes a moment of shock as they realize that Carole is in a hospital far from home fighting for her life. In the days that follow the paparazzi swarm. A mysterious stranger a man famous in his own realm quietly visits the hospital to see the woman he once loved & never forgot. Caroles two grown children rush to her bedside waiting & praying
- until the miraculous begins to happen.. . But as a woman whom the whole world knows slowly awakens she knows nothing of herself. Every detail must be pieced back together
- from a childhood in rural Mississippi to the early days of her career from the unintentional hurt inflicted on her daughter to a fifteen year-old secret love affair that went tragically wrong. But for Carole an extraordinary opportunity has arisen in a life-threatening crisis: a second chance to count her blessings heal wounded hearts recapture lost love.. .and to live a life that will truly honor others -beginning with herself. A tale of survival & dignity of small miracles & big surprises Honor Thyself creates an unforgettable portrait of a public figure whose hopes fears & heartbreaks are as real as our own. Her courageous journey inspires us all.

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