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Chapter Four – The Struggle

Chapter Four – The Struggle The Chapters Nobody Expected The years passed. Daniel was now sixteen, and Emma was thirteen. The family had changed. Grandpa Michael’s hair had become completely grey. Grandma Margaret walked more slowly than she used to. David and Sarah were working harder, and the children were beginning to imagine lives beyond …

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Chapter Three – The Love

Chapter Three – The Love Learning to Give, Receive and Understand Love Winter arrived quietly. The mornings became colder, and the family began gathering around the fireplace in the evenings. Daniel was thirteen now, and Emma was ten. They had grown taller, louder and more independent. Daniel wanted to do things on his own. Emma …

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Chapter Two – The Learning

Chapter Two – The Learning What Life Teaches Us The summer holidays had arrived, and the family home was full of noise. Emma was now nine, and Daniel was twelve. Their father, David, had decided that this would not be an ordinary holiday. “We’re going camping,” he announced at breakfast. Daniel looked up from his …

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Chapter One – The Beginning

Chapter One – The Beginning Where Our Story Starts The little girl sat underneath the old oak tree in her grandfather’s garden, her knees pulled up against her chest. “Grandpa?” “Yes, Emma?” “Where did we come from?” Her grandfather smiled. It was a question he had been waiting for. Emma was eight years old. Her …