Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir Free Audiobook Download by Claire Nelson

Claire Nelson shares with listeners about her personal struggles and triumphs she has encountered during her life. She also uses raw, personal anecdotes to convey the importance of learning from mistakes, as well as the difficulty of coming to terms with accepting failure.

Claire Nelson has been the beautiful wife of a celebrity author for a decade. She never expected being married to a famous man would lead her to infamy- she was just a normal girl who wanted to make friends and be seen, not ridiculed. After years of living in her husband's shadow, she finally decides that she has had enough and files for divorce. Then, everything changes when her husband is found dead in their home.

Things I Learned from Falling by Claire Nelson is a memoir narrated by the author to her son, and is about the author's experience of falling when she was a child and how it shaped her life forever. This is a story about things that happened before, during and after the accident--the events surrounding the fall, her parents' reactions, her high school teachers who saw potential in her despite all odds, as well as insights from other people who have experienced similar experiences. Claire Nelson's memoir stirred up many emotions in me, sometimes sadness but most often elation due to how this has influenced the life of an individual and family that has had such adversity.

The audiobook was a good length; I was able to listen to it on my walk to work and back without feeling bored. The narrator had a soothing voice, with gentle cadences throughout the story. I enjoyed listening to this one as I walked around the neighborhood in Chicago during the winter months.

Claire Nelson's memoir is more than the story of her fall off a train, it's a testament to the power of life lessons. The author shares insights on love, friendship, forgiveness, and family that are written with wit and wisdom.

Claire Nelson, the author of Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir, is a professor at the University of Virginia. In this memoir, she tells her story about how she learned to fall in love with living and stop trying to avoid being hurt by life. She chronicles her personal experiences with drugs, alcohol, infidelity, and other challenges that have made her some of the strongest people she knows. Nelson metaphorically describes "falling" as waking up and accepting who you are and what you have been through.