The story of jelena dokic rings a deep resounding bell in a readers mind. As per the biography, she revealed a disturbing relationship with her father, damir, behind the stadium and audiences crowd. Jelena was a prodigious talent, heralded as australias greatest tennis. The following is an edited extract from unbreakable by jelena dokic and jessica halloran, published by penguin random house. Jelena dokics autobiography leaves those who watched. Unbreakable jelena dokic interview with sarah stone. Unbreakable, jelena dokic jessica halloran shop online for. But, most importantly, how she survived her father, damir dokic, the tennis. Feb 15, 2018 jelena dokic author jelena dokic was a prodigious tennis player who made the quarterfinals of wimbledon at the age of just 16. The memoir, written with the sunday telegraphs jessica halloran and released tomorrow, is aptly titled unbreakable, and shares the horror story of jelena s violent father. In her autobiography, unbreakable, she discusses how she survived and recovered. Watch the full jelena dokic interview on fox sports 501, wednesday, at 6. Jan 05, 2018 buy unbreakable by jess halloran, jelena dokic isbn.
The story of jelena dokic, in her words this is a story of jelena dokic s survival. Unbreakable kindle edition by dokic, jelena, halloran, jess. Jelena dokic was a prodigious tennis player who made the quarterfinals of wimbledon at the age of just 16. Buy a discounted paperback of unbreakable online from australias leading online bookstore. All of us at tennis australia applaud jelena s courage in.
Jessica halloran is an awardwinning senior sports writer with news corp. Her first profile of jelena saw jessica win an australian sports commission award for best sports feature writing. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. What a terrible father and what terrible abuse this poor girl suffered. Unbreakable by jelena dokic, jessica halloran, paperback.
In a new autobiography, former australian tennis star jelena dokic has detailed the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father damir. Unbreakable by jelena dokic penguin books australia. In the book, unbreakable, dokic alleges her father once. The biography of jelena dokic is prepared by most of the demanded wiki sites including wikipedia. She had exceptional skills, a steely nerve and an unrivalled fight on the court. A man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident. May 23, 2018 unbreakable by jelena dokic my rating. How she survived on the tennis court to become world number four.
Unbreakable dokic, jelena, halloran, jess 9780143784227. Download audiobooks written by jelena dokic to your device. Retired tennis star jelena dokic on unbreakable and her. Jelena dokic author jelena dokic was a prodigious tennis player who made the quarterfinals of wimbledon at the age of just 16. Jelena dokic contemplated suicide after alleged abuse at the hands of her father. Unbreakable the new book of beautiful serbian tennis player. Jelena dokic, australian tennis coach, former professional tennis player and published author, has been awarded the momentum most inspiring. Unbreakable, the story of jelena dokic, in her words by jelena. Read unbreakable by jess halloran available from rakuten kobo. Nov 12, 2017 unbreakable by jelena dokic and jessica halloran is available through penguin random house australia. Unbreakable by jelena dokic 9780143784241 booktopia. But, most importantly, how she survived her father, damir dokic, the tennis dad.
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A national bestseller,number 1 on amazon and number 1 on itunes so nice to see my bestselling. This book didnt include great writing, however, the subject matter made up for it. She had exceptional skills, a steely nerve and an unrivalled fight. She had exceptional skills, a steely nerve and an unrivaled fight on the court. Jelena dokic now spends her time mentoring young players and doing media work. Buy unbreakable by jess halloran, jelena dokic isbn. Jelena dokic reveals violent abuse by father in new book. Jelena dokic finds strength after adversity former tennis stars book documents abuse she endured from her father, but dokic is finding support all around, including from. Thankfully she has come out the other side, with scars no doubt, but she has come out the other side. Unbreakable by jelena dokic and jessica halloran is available through penguin random house australia. Jelena was a prodigious talent, heralded as australias greatest. Once, jelena dokic attained her highest ranking as a tennis player was world no. But, most importantly, how she survived her father, damir dokic, the tennis dad from hell.
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