The pain of abandonment is huge.
The partner you loved and cherished for so many years has decided you are no longer required. Past your sell by date. Of no use to them anymore, so tossed out like a piece of garbage. Abandoned with barely a backward glance.
In an attempt to keep this a gentle, light-hearted read, each chapter is divided into letters of the alphabet, rather like a dictionary of distress, something you can dip into at any time.
I am not an expert, merely someone who has survived one of life's great traumas and has come through it as a stronger, more resilient person.
Pat Backley.
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Pat Backley is English but decided to become a Kiwi at the age of 59. She now lives in New Zealand and when not writing she loves to travel the world, seeing new places, meeting new people and getting inspired. She is passionate about social history and the lives of ordinary people.
My ancestors have no voices, so I am telling their stories."