Bruised Sole: The Hoof GP
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The Hoof GP's long awaited soft-back book is now finished and with the printers.
This story isn't for the faint hearted - Graeme open's up more than you can imagine and reveals things about his past which will shock you and help you to understand the man he is. Graeme unveils a past which has tortured him, made him the person he is today and very nearly broken him.
Bruised Sole is the story of Graeme's childhood, it's a journey through his life from growing up as a youngster on an idyllic farm with his siblings, to finding himself in the depths of misery and beyond - and coming out the other side!
This book is Graeme's story, a story which you've all been a part of.
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