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Touchstone
June 2012
On Sale: June 12, 2012
256 pages
ISBN: 1451608659
EAN: 9781451608656
Kindle: B0061Q13V2
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Non-Fiction Memoir
AT FOURTEEN YEARS OLD, Dominique Moceanu was the youngest
member of the 1996 U.S. Women’s Olympic Gymnastics team, the
first and only American women’s team to take gold at the
Olympics. Her pixyish appearance and ferocious competitive
drive quickly earned her the status of media darling. But
behind the fame, the flawless floor routines, and the
million-dollar smile, her life was a series of challenges
and hardships. Off Balance vividly delineates each
of the dominating characters who contributed to Moceanu’s
rise to the top, from her stubborn father and long-suffering
mother to her mercurial coach, Bela Karolyi. Here, Moceanu
finally shares the haunting stories of competition, her
years of hiding injuries and pain out of fear of retribution
from her coaches, and how she hit rock bottom after a public
battle with her parents. But medals, murder plots,
drugs, and daring escapes aside (all of which figure into
Moceanu’s incredible journey), the most unique aspect of her
life is the family secret that Moceanu discovers, opening a
new and unexpected chapter in her adult life. A mysterious
letter from a stranger reveals that she has a second
sister—born with a physical disability and given away at
birth—who has nonetheless followed in Moceanu’s footsteps in
an astonishing way. A multilayered memoir that
transcends the world of sports, Off Balance will
touch anyone who has ever dared to dream of a better life.
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