Elizabeth Best
Australian writer
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Elizabeth Best is an Australian author from Bendigo, Victoria.[1]
Born1977 (age 48–49)
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAustralian
Yearsactive2002–present
Elizabeth Best | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 (age 48–49) Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Notable works | Eli's Wings (2002) The Year We Seized the Day (2007) |
| Parents | Ron Best |
The Year We Seized the Day (2007) co-authored with Colin Bowles, is a non-fiction travel book describing the two authors' shared journey along the Camino de Santiago. It is an Amazon.com bestseller and continues to sell internationally.[2][3][4]
- Eli's Wings was first published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd. 2002. It became a bestseller on release and earned several reprints and new additions, and was published internationally. Eli's Wings chronicles Best's personal struggle with and full recovery from, a life threatening case of anorexia and how she overcame it: "Eli was an alter ego I created," Best said. "I hated absolutely everything about myself. Eli was a blueprint for who I wanted to be."[5][6][7][1]
Elizabeth Best is the daughter of Ron Best.