An unplanned encounter
Subtitle: two lives forever changed
By: Jonathan R. Husband
Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781483408071
Subjects: Single mothers; Fiction; Rape; Absentee fathers; Mères de famille monoparentale; Romans, nouvelles; Pères absents
Other titles: An unplanned encounter :
Description: In England in 1943, a young woman's life and trust are forever shattered by a brutal act of violence. Sexually assaulted by Jock, her parents' lodger and the respected manager at the nearby airfield, twenty-year-old Mary Louise struggles for self-respect and safety in the aftermath of the attack. When she learns that she is pregnant, she must find the courage for another battle. She fights to keep the child and raise him alone, as the father refuses to acknowledge, support, or participate in his son's life in any way. For thirty years, the aftershocks of that terrifying night continue to shake her world and those of her family, friends, and son. With ordinary lives thrown into chaos, complex human emotions run rampant. In her fierce determination to survive and thrive, Mary Louise will discover just how strong she really is. Inspired by one girl's real-life tragedy, An Unplanned Encounter reveals the secrets of a life torn apart by violence and rebuilt by courage and love.