National treasure and television pioneer Anneka Rice has hadan action-packed career jumping out of helicopters, racing against the clock onChallenge Anneka and inspiring millions with her boundless energy andmuch-loved jumpsuits. But the daring spirit on screen was forged in a verydifferent kind of challenge. In this candid memoir, Anneka opens up for the first timeabout her unusual childhood, revealing how the crippling loneliness she felt asa child and the teenage years she spent running her household sparked thefierce resilience that would later define her. With her trademark warmth and wit, she shares the vibrant,transformative possibilities that emerged from her arrival, aged twenty, inHong Kong on a one-way ticket, knowing no one, and describes the epiphanicmoment that made her realise she was part of something much bigger than herself- and that being useful was the key to her wellbeing. Full of heart, humour and hard-won wisdom, this is anastonishing story of adventure and survival, of personal battles and publictriumphs. It's a manual on how to reinvent yourself, throw caution to the windand take the path full of jeopardy. It's mad, bad and dangerous and should comewith a warning: don't try this at home. Anneka Rice is donating all her author royalties toAlzheimer's Research UK