Elizabeth Best

Elizabeth Best is an Australian author from Bendigo, Victoria. ^[1]

The Year We Seized the Day (2007) co-authored with Colin Bowles, is a non-fiction travel book describing the two authors' shared journey along the Camino de Santiago. It is an Amazon.com bestseller and continues to sell internationally. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Eli's Wings was first published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd. 2002. It became a bestseller on release and earned several reprints and new additions, and was published internationally. Eli's Wings chronicles Best's personal struggle with and full recovery from, a life threatening case of anorexia and how she overcame it: "Eli was an alter ego I created," Best said. "I hated absolutely everything about myself. Eli was a blueprint for who I wanted to be." ^{[5] [6] [7] [1]}

Elizabeth Best is the daughter of Ron Best.

References

1. Alexander, June (26 June 2002). "Hope found in the darkest hour". The Weekly Times (Melbourne, Australia). p. 35.
2. Bantick, Christopher (29 September 2007). "Fearless examination from unlikely pair". The Courier-Mail. p. M29.
3. Swart, Genevieve (8 July 2007). "The odd couple's quest for forgiveness". Sun Herald. p. 4.
4. "The Year We Seized the Day - Elizabeth Best & Colin Bowles - 9781741750683 - Allen & Unwin - New Zealand". www.allenandunwin.co.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
5. "In Brief". Herald Sun. 29 July 2002. p. 93.
6. Dargan, Felicity (30 October 2000). "A big appetite for life". Sunday Herald Sun - Home Magazine (Melbourne, Australia). p. 13.
7. Pain, Kate (8 June 2002). "Revelation at death's door". Sunday Herald Sun - Home Magazine (Melbourne, Australia). p. W30.

External links

• The Year We Seized The day
• Personal website
• Ron Best