Lizzie's Tale

Author: Graham Wilson

Title: Lizzie's Tale

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 206

Release Date: 2017-07-03

Details: Product Description Old Balmain House Series continues In 1963 a new family lives in the old house in Balmain. Fifteen year old Lizzie, her mother and six year old brother A rich friend invites Lizzie to a party - the future glitters bright. She is plied with champagne - she has never had a drink before. Three men, she thinks are her friends, ask her to come for a drive. They take her to a park and rape her. Mortified, she hides it. She finds she is pregnant. She knows officials will take her baby. Rape was bad enough, losing her child is unthinkable. She runs away, she will not let this most awful thing happen In Melbourne she seeks to build a new life, just her with a tiny baby. Life is unbelievably hard, no money, no food, no one to help her. In desperation she becomes a prostitute, her least bad option. But authorities discover her age and seek to take her child. She flees again to Broome, builds a new respectable life. But her story is discovered - now she is pursued again. With nowhere else to go she drives far into the desert. Stranded with no water and a six year old daughter, help comes from an unexpected quarter. A silver locket of an unknown child is the key to her survival. Review Lizzies's tale - If we all had just some of Lizzies courage our world would be a much better place to live in. Such a nice story so interesting. Great readA moving delight - A great story about a courageous young girl who triumphs despite adversity. The world needs more stories like this. I absolutely loved both stories - I highly recommend you get to read. Definitely looking forward to reading more by this author. Awesome!!!! Held my attention to the very endA truly inspiring story, brought teams to my eyesWonderful - A beautiful story that will stay with me. Loved it and wanted it to continue. One of the best I have read lately. Lizzy's story - An amazing story, couldn't put it down. The author has written one of the best books I have read of this type. I was critical of the series he wrote at first but he had grown to be a favourite of mine. A dramatic, fast paced, loving and exciting story.If I could give it 6 stars I would!!! - It is not often a book will bring actual tears to my eyes but this one did as well as kept me up well past bedtime. If it does not touch you similarly I would be very surprised!!! About the Author About the Author Graham Wilson lives in Sydney Australia. He has completed and published nine books, including three in this Old Balmain House Series. His first novel in this series, tells the story of a small girl who went missing 100 years ago with her best friend and was never found, leaving a trail of grief down through generations until the finally her story is discovered. It is based in the real Balmain, an early inner Sydney suburb, with its real locations and historical events providing part of the story background. This second novel in this series, 'Lizzie's Tale' builds on "The Old Balmain House" setting, It is the story of a working class teenage girl who lives in this same house in the 1950s and 1960s, It tells of how she becomes pregnant she is determined not to surrender her baby for adoption, and her struggle to survive. The series concludes with the book 'Devils Choice' which follows the life of Lizzie's daughter Catherine and the awful choice she too must make through confronting her mother's rapists. Graham has also written five novels in the Crocodile Spirit Dreaming Series. The first novel 'An English Visitor' tells the story of an English backpacker, Susan, who visits the Northern Territory and becomes captivated and in great danger from a man who loves crocodiles. The second book in the series, 'Creature of an Ancient Dreaming', follows the consequences of the first book based around the discovery of this man's remains and the main character being placed on trial for murder. The third book, 'The Empty Place', is about the struggle of the main character to

EAN: 9780995431379

Package Dimensions: Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 0.67902376696 Pounds, Width: 0.47 Inches