Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe - by Bonnie Henry & Lynn Henry (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER <p/>From the BC doctor who has become a household name for leading the response to the pandemic, a personal account of the first weeks of COVID, for readers of Sam Nutt's <i>Damned Nations</i> and James Maskalyk's <i>Life on the Ground Floor</i>.</b></b> <p/>Dr. Bonnie Henry has been called one of the most effective public health figures in the world by <i>The New York Times</i>. She has been called a calming voice in a sea of coronavirus madness, and our hero in national newspapers. But in the waning days of 2019, when the first rumours of a strange respiratory ailment in Wuhan, China began to trickle into her office in British Columbia, these accolades lay in a barely imaginable future. <p/>Only weeks later, the whole world would look back on the previous year with the kind of nostalgia usually reserved for the distant past. With a staggering suddenness, our livelihoods, our closest relationships, our habits and our homes had all been transformed. <p/>In a moment when half-truths threatened to drown out the truth, when recklessness all too often exposed those around us to very real danger, and when it was difficult to tell paranoia from healthy respect for an invisible threat, Dr. Henry's transparency, humility, and humanity became a beacon for millions of Canadians. <p/>And her trademark enjoinder to be kind, be calm, and be safe became words for us all to live by. <p/>Coincidentally, Dr. Henry's sister, Lynn, arrived in BC for a long-planned visit on March 12, just as the virus revealed itself as a pandemic. For the four ensuing weeks, Lynn had rare insight into the whirlwind of Bonnie's daily life, with its moments of agony and gravity as well as its occasional episodes of levity and grace. Both a global story and a family story, <i>Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe </i>combines Lynn's observations and knowledge of Bonnie's personal and professional background with Bonnie's recollections of how and why decisions were made, to tell in a vivid way the dramatic tale of the four weeks that changed all our lives. <p/><i>Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe</i> is about communication, leadership, and public trust; about the balance between politics and policy; and, at heart, about what and who we value, as individuals and a society. <p/>The authors' advance from the publisher has been donated to charities with a focus on alleviating communities hit particularly hard by the pandemic: True North Aid with its Covid-19 response in Northern Indigenous communities, and First Book Canada, with its focus on reading and literacy for underserved, marginalized youth.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b><i>NATIONAL BESTSELLER</i></b> <p/><b>Praise for <i>Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe</i> </b><br> <b> </b><br> "[<i>Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe</i>] provides a fuller portrait of the pandemic situation from behind the front lines, simultaneously offering an appreciable glimpse into Dr. Henry's thoughts and experiences. In order to enjoy it, you certainly don't have to be a member of a Dr. Bonnie Henry fan club. But, after reading it, you might just want to join one."<br> <b>--<i>Vancouver Sun</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>DR. BONNIE HENRY has brought a wealth of world-wide public health experience to her current role as Provincial Health Officer of BC, having already played a key role in fighting SARS in Toronto in 2003 and the Ebola outbreak in Uganda in 2000, among other crises. Her press briefings during the COVID-19 pandemic, broadcast across various media, became must-watch events for all BC residents--and, increasingly, for people across Canada. She lives in Victoria. LYNN HENRY is the Publishing Director at Knopf Canada. She lives in Toronto.
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