FICTION
Synopsis - Life's Lottery 26 Chapters, BOOK COMPLETE
Kate immigrates to
Australia
in the sixties with three of her children.
She leaves behind the ugly memory of abuse against two of them
by her second husband. Having successfully settled in
Sydney
she meets up with an American friend of
the family who is on leave from
Singapore
. They fall in love and within a short
period he returns to
Australia
to be with Kate. She is cautious, so they
live together for quite some time before getting married. He
then gets a job further north, and after what she thought was
a successful move he un-expectantly turns violent.
Kate endures months of humiliation and cruelty then the final
blow comes when her sixteen year old daughter announces that
she wants to return to the
U.K.
as she can no longer endure the behaviour
of her mother's partner. Finally Kate, who turns out her
violent husband, manages to secure two jobs in order to
survive. A very dear friend makes sure that Kate's children
are well cared for. Kate proves to be a very popular barmaid
at the local tennis club. A handsome witty Australian called
Peter takes a shine to Kate, but she keeps him at arms length
for months, but persistence however, is his middle name! Kate
finally gives in, and invites him to a barbeque to celebrate a
new home and new life. |
