BRISTOL BOOKS: DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
“There aren’t many people that can say they were world famous within hours of being born” Louise Brown
At 11.47pm on July 25, 1978, Louise Brown was the first person ever to be born through science rather than as the result of two people having sex. The birth was hailed as a “miracle” by the world’s media, making her instantly famous.
Bristol Books publication: “Louise Brown: My Life As The Word’s First Test-Tube Baby” proved hugely popular at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress and Expo in San Antonio, Texas.
Hundreds of people queued to meet Louise and purchase signed books as the event was held close to the 40th anniversary of her conception in a petri dish, after her parents travelled from Bristol to Oldham to under-go the world-changing treatment.
There are now around six million people in the world conceived through IVF and books were purchased in San Antonio by people from Honduras, India, Japan, China, Sweden, Nigeria, Mexico, New Zealand and Canada among others.
Louise has another book signing planned in Holland later this month as the book continues to have world-wide appeal.
