( Cape Catley, pb, $29.99)

Reviewed by Peter Hubbard, Director, Institute of Psychosynthesis NZ

"Meg Carbonatto's  Back From the Edge not only tells the extraordinary and heroic stories of the individuals whose accounts she has gathered, it also delves beneath to consider what it is that these people have called upon within themselves to come through their ordeals.

The gift to the reader is therefore more than just the inspiring story. It is also the consideration of our resilience and the qualities and attributes that go into becoming resilient in the face of the unexpected. We are therefore invited to consider how we might actively resource and build those qualities and attributes for ourselves."