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May 20, 2013
May 13, 2013
Chapter 73 - Aftermath
... She wanted to acknowledge his presence, not only yesterday and this morning, but more especially over the years. He and Carl, she now realised, were worlds apart. Where Carl was an opportunist, Brian was a prepared scout. They were as different as false mud was from true grit...
At last Ingrid reaches the point of being able to make a vital decision.
Leanne Hunt's engaging novel about a woman in crisis nears its close.
May 06, 2013
Chapter 72 - Inferno
...In the dusky light, the glare of the flames looked even more menacing than before. A group of men had come up from the location with wet sacks. They began beating the flames vigorously, but it was no use...
Leanne Hunt's novel moves dramatically towards a conclusion.
April 29, 2013
Chapter 71 - Amber Glow
...A faint smell of smoke had been in the air when Brian and Ingrid had stood on the bridge, but they had thought nothing of it. Now, however, as they crested the hill, the sight of a thick grey pall billowing over the town caused them both to cry out in horror....
Leanne Hunt's novel, set in modern-day South Africa, moves towards a dramatic conclusion.
April 22, 2013
Chapter 70 - Long-forgotten Memories
...He signalled for her to walk with him back to the Land Cruiser. “I know. I saw the way you were looking at that guy Carl.” Swinging himself into his seat, he continued, “I realised if I didn’t do something to get your attention, I’d lose you again.”
“Again?” she echoed. “What do you mean?”...
Leanne Hunt continues her engrossing story of a woman facing up to huge decisions.
April 15, 2013
Chapter 69 - Fluttering Feelings
...“Listen to me! I’ve only seen Brian like this once before, and that was at my wedding. You’re married, I can see, but mark my words, he’s crazy about you. I wish you both all the best.”
His words caught her completely off guard. It took several moments for her to make sense of them, and when she did, she was so stunned that she didn’t even notice when he stood up to go...
Leanne Hunt continues her novel about a woman who is facing a series of difficult decisions.
April 08, 2013
Chapter 68 - Treading Lightly
...She decided to broach the big question. “Beth says you’ve never been married. Why’s that?” At this, he looked away, and she felt afraid that she had trodden on forbidden ground.
He replied in an offhand manner. “Certain things you can’t plan. I guess I’m just not the marrying type.”...
Ingrid goes on another trip to the orphanage with Brian.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel set in an ever-changing South Africa.
March 25, 2013
Chapter 67: Clearing The Way
...Ingrid nodded. “Yes. And so did Tracey. I must say, I’m impressed that she's finally summoned up the courage to meet her birth mother.”
Alice sighed. She walked around, straightening piles of paper with the look of someone about to face the gallows. She said through gritted teeth, “I suppose it has to be done. I’ve been having sleepless nights thinking about what we ought to do. Thank goodness Olivia will be there to make the introductions.”...
A family secret is about to be revealed.
Leanne Hunt continues her involving account of a family coming to terms with a shocking reality - a story set in fast-changing present-day South Africa.
March 18, 2013
Chapter 66 - Heatwave
...Then everything speeded up. Ingrid had stopped at the milk shop one Thursday morning when Olivia rushed out of the vet’s rooms to give her some astonishing news. Alice had phoned to ask her to set up a time for Tracey and her birth mother, Nunny, to meet...
Leanne Hunt's story of a woman whose domestic life is in crisis moves towards important decisio0ns.
March 11, 2013
Chapter 65: High Stakes
...“Who was that man you were out with today?” asked Tracey after Caroline and Debbie had gone to bed. She had come through to the lounge especially to talk to Ingrid, something that hadn’t happened since before Christmas...
Ingrid is closely questioned by her so-called sister-in-law.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a woman whose life is at a cross-roads.
February 25, 2013
Chapter 64: All Awash
... “We’re going to have to get out of here before the river rises. Hold on, because the ride could get a little rough.”...
Brian and Ingrid are awsh in a cloudburst.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel set in present-day South Africa.
February 18, 2013
Chapter 63: Breaking New Ground
...Brian stopped the car and got out. Trembling slightly, Ingrid slid down from her seat to land on the ground with a thud. Almost immediately, a throng of children emerged from a doorway in a building down the track and came running towards them, screeching with delight...
Ingrid is deeply moved by what she sees when Brian takes her to visit an orphanage.
Leanne Hunt continues her story, set in present-day South Africa, of a woman whose life is at a crisis point.
February 11, 2013
Chapter 62: The Briar Rose
...Brian had phoned out of the blue to suggest that Ingrid accompany him to the Thandabantwana Orphanage that morning. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision, he explained, so he would understand if she couldn’t make it. However, she could...
Leanne Hunt continues her novel about a woman in turmoil. The story is set in present-day South Africa.
February 04, 2013
Chapter 61: Weight of Responsibility
...It was obvious why Tracey should think she could get away with not telling her fiancé the truth about her parentage. No one who knew the whole story had said anything before. They would be unlikely to expose her now. On the other hand, however, she - Tracey - would know the truth. Living with that kind of secret would not be easy...
Leanne Hunt continues her must-read novel about a woman and a family nursing a life-changing secret in present-day South Africa.
January 28, 2013
Chapter 60: Shifting Atmosphere
...Alice wrung her hands. “We explained to him that it’s time to own up about Tracey and the fact that her mother is… well, you know. But it was as if he couldn’t hear us.''...
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a family coming to terms with a desperate secret in present-day South Africa.
January 21, 2013
Chapter 59: Rainbows Of Colour
...The surpassing beauty of the windows was breathtaking. Coloured light filtered in from opposite sides of the room and fell in segments on the steps of the spiral staircase leading to Warren’s study....
Ingrid and Brian share moments of enchantment,
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a woman in an emotional crisis.
January 14, 2013
Chapter 58: An Unexpected Visitor
...“Ingrid!” whispered Brian when he saw her, “there’s a squirrel on your roof!”
Ingrid hastened to where he was standing and peered upwards against the glare of the sky. “Where?” she hissed. “I can’t see it.”...
Leanne Hunt continues her absorbing story of at a crisis point in her life in today's ever-changing South Africa.
January 07, 2013
Chapter 57: Sickly Stalks
...Ingrid wondered how the subject had been broached. Had Alice and Vernon mentioned that there was a danger of Tracey having dark-skinned children? The possibility was real enough, but was it fair to break the news about her parentage on the pretext of a warning?...
A well-guarded family secret is now iut in the open.
Leanne Hunt continues her story, set in present-day South Africa, of a woman facing up to a domestic crisis.
December 31, 2012
Chapter 56: The Wine Evening
...The only personal touch she could locate was a mounted poster of snow-capped mountains with the inscription “Beautiful America” at the base. So much for getting to know the animal by visiting his lair, she thought. Brian Davies was a mystery she was struggling to solve...
Leanne Hunt continues her intriguing novel concerning a woman whose domestic life is in turmoil.
December 24, 2012
Chapter 55: A Likely Story
...Beth beamed with gratitude. Then, as if struck by a thought, she exclaimed “oh, how insensitive of me! I should be inviting you along, not asking you to baby sit! Was that why you were crying? Did you feel left out?”...
Ingrid finds it impsoobile to confess her problems to her friend.
Leanne Hunt continues her sensitive story of a woman in emotional crisis.
December 17, 2012
Chapter 54: Supple and Strong
,,,Beth opened the door of her Volkswagen Beetle and signalled for her to get in on the passenger side. She was so overcome with emotion that she obeyed...
Ingrid breaks down infront of her friend.
Leanne Hunt continuse her novel about a woman in domestic and emotional turmoil, set in a dramatically changing South Africa.
November 19, 2012
Chapter 53 - Unexpected Insight
...She drove back to Steelesbury thinking about what she had learnt in her two days away. Carl was Jewish. Margie was cheating on Arnie. Alice had caused Warren’s breakdown by showing him the birth certificate. Warren was afraid of letting go the lie that had protected him. Peter was in pain over losing someone close to him. What would these facts signify in days to come? Time alone would tell...
Leanne Hunt continues her deeply-involving story of a woman facing life-changing decisions.
November 12, 2012
Chapter 52: Restored Composure
...Her words cut Ingrid like a knife. To think that Warren had needed to lie to himself to live up to her expectations! It was absurd. Who had put such an idea into his head? She hadn’t been worth it then and she certainly wasn’t worth it now...
Ingrid, who has reached a crossroads in her life, hearts that her husband has been lying to himself.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel set in present-day South Africa.
November 05, 2012
Chapter 51: All Aglow
...“It was my friend Dave who handled the paperwork,” panted Margie. “You see, he worked for the Registrar of Births and Deaths. I knew he had fiddled the records before, so when Alice told me about the girl who was having Warren’s baby, it struck me as the perfect solution...
During a visit to a health farm Ingrid hears astonishing news concerning her husband's love child.
Leanne Hunt continues her story, set in present-day South Africva, about a woman at a crisis point in her life.
October 29, 2012
Chapter 50: Fragrant Oils
...A buxom woman in her early thirties with dyed blonde hair and bold eye make-up invited her to undress in the scented cubicle.. After applying oil to her back and neck, she picked up Ingrid's hands and said, without preamble, “You’re stressed out and run down. What’s the matter?”...
Ingrid is indeed stressed out, unsure of the way ahead.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel about a woman who has reached an emotional crossroads.
October 22, 2012
Chapter 49: Wild Shoots
...Carl shook his head miserably. “I’d ask you to stay here, but it wouldn’t be right.” At the sight of her questioning expression, he gave a crooked smile. “I’d take advantage of you, Ingrid.”
“Oh.” She looked down at our clasped hands. “You can. I wouldn’t mind.”...
Leanne Hunt continues her engaging story of a woman whose life is in turmoil.
October 15, 2012
Chapter 48: Strung Up
...He had taken her completely off guard. Now that Ingrid thought about it, it was hard to imagine how she could have missed it. The signs had been everywhere; in his name, his looks and his attitude towards Christmas. It had been obvious from the start, and yet she had missed it. What part of her, Ingrid puzzled, had blocked out the evidence?...
Leanne Hunt continues her novel about a woman facing life-changing decisions in modern South Africa.
September 03, 2012
Chapter 47: Crimson Communication
..."This Peter Rawlings sounds like a new age weirdo to me, Ingrid. I would be careful of him if I were you… The problem with psychiatrists, as with scientists, is that they exclude God from their thinking.''...
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a woman facing up to an emotional crisis. The novel is set in South Africa, a country undergoing immense social change.
August 27, 2012
Chapter 46: True Colours
...This settled, he returned to the subject they had been discussing. “So you think it could change things for Tracey and Gavin if the race issue came into it?”...
This episode pf Leanne Hunt's novel concerning a woman at a crisis point in her life goes to the heart of the dramatic social changes which are taking place in present-day South Africa.
August 20, 2012
Chapter 45: Garden Guidance
...God, Ingrid vented silently, how had that happened? She had almost caused a multi-car pileup. Her brain had switched off for a split second, but at a hundred and twenty kilometres an hour, it had been enough time to cross the middle line and drive into the face of approaching traffic...
Ingrid puts lives in jeapardy while dreaming about Carl.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel about a woman facing a romantic crisis. The story is set in present-day South Africa.
August 13, 2012
Chapter 44: Rising Sap
...Ingrid couldn’t resist the chance to have Carl flirt with her one more time...
Leanne Hunt continues her novel concerning a woman at a crisis point in her life, set in South Africa at a time of dramatic soical changes.
August 06, 2012
Chapter 44: Rising Sap
...“Right.” It crossed Ingrid's mind that she was letting her mother-in-law steamroll her as usual, but this time, the situation was different. Ingrid couldn’t resist the chance to have Carl flirt with her one more time...
Leanne Hunt continues her novel of domestic intrigue and romance set in contemporary fast-changing South Africa.
July 30, 2012
Chapter 43: Floral Fragility
...She was casually running her eye along the familiar row of books in the Biography section when a voice behind her said, “Hello, hello, what are you doing here, Ingrid?”...
Leanne Hunt continues her novel of domestic crises set in a South Africa where dramatic social changes are underway,
July 23, 2012
Chapter 42: Bedded Down
...Lying beneath the duvet with the door closed and the dogs snoring peacefully at the foot of her bed, she assessed her relationship with Carl. What did she know about him?...
Ingrid wonders whether she wants her relationship with Carl to develop any further.
Leanne Hunt continues her story set in modern-day South Africa.
July 16, 2012
Chapter 41 - Withered Leaves
...“I don’t know,” Ingrid confessed. “I didn’t have a boyfriend before Warren. I can’t imagine Warren wanting to have a conversation with her, that’s all.”
“I gather it was very civilised,” Olivia reassured her. “Theresa made them tea and they talked about her life in Pretoria. There were no tears, in case you’re wondering.”...
Leanne Hunt continues her story about a woman confronting a shocking secret. The novel is set in South Africa at a time of dramatic sociual change.
July 09, 2012
Chapter 40 Opening the Petals
...Ingrid coloured. “How… I mean, when did she and Warren meet?”
In response to this, Olivia turned her gaze out over the pool. Pairs of dragon flies skimmed over the surface of the water while the Creepy Crawly chugged rhythmically within its depths. “I’m afraid, dear,” she said, “it was just a case of nature taking its course...
Ingrid hears the shocking truth concerning her husband's indiscretion.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel set in a South Africa which is undergoing dramatic social change.
July 02, 2012
Chapter 39: Cloying Sweetness
...Benson jumped backwards with his hand over his mouth, his eyes wide. “Hawu!” he cried. “Hawu, Ma’am! I didn’t say that!” His face had turned ashen...
Ingrid is surprised when she learns something about her servant Benson's sister.
Leanne Hunt continues her contemporary novel set in rapidly-changing South Africa.
June 25, 2012
Chapter 38: Rosebud Lips
...As the programme at the African Dream Casino unfolded, Ingrid discovered that it consisted entirely of songs, dances and musical pieces performed by the children of the Thandabantwana orphanage....
Ingrid's friend, Beth, is moved by the performances of the young orphans.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of changing lives in South Africa, a country undergoing profound social change.
June 18, 2012
Chapter 37: Struggling To Take Root
June 11, 2012
Chapter 36: Planted Out
...She reminded herself that she was lucky to be living in South Africa. Despite its many problems, it was a country she knew and understood...
A telephone conversation with an old friend in NewZealand prompts Ingrid to think positively about her situation.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel of a woman facing up to a dramatic decision about her life.
June 04, 2012
Chapter 35: Space to Grow
...The psychiatrist regarded her curiously. “So where do you see your relationship with this other man going?”...
Ingrid is forced to face up to the question at the heart of her mental turmoil.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a woman at a crisis point, set in a South Africa undergoing great social change.
May 28, 2012
Chapter 34: Discerning The Life Force
...Drawing a deep breath, Ingrid replied, “I know. I suppose there’s no other way to say it. I’ve fallen in love with another man.”...
Ingrid reveals her previously unspoken secret to a psychiatrist.
Leanne Hunt continues her engaging novel about a woman at a crisis point in her life.
May 21, 2012
Chapter 33: The Peace Rose
...I used to think the world of Alice, but lately, I’ve come to see that she’s an interfering autocrat, a control freak. She dresses up like the Queen, summons me to meetings in her office, and implies that if I disobey her wishes, I will no longer be considered worthy of the family name...
Ingrid reveals her true opinion if her mother-in-law.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a woman whoise life is at a cross-roads. The novel is set in fast-changing present-day South Africa.
May 14, 2012
Chapter 32: Invitation to Bloom
...It was a hard email to write, and Ingrid had to delete what she had said many times over. While she wanted to make a strong case for leaving behind outdated ways of behaving, she didn’t want to alienate Rosalie by sounding too radical. Unfortunately, as it turned out, even the little that she did say was too much for her friend to accept...
Ingrid, the central character in Leanne Hunt's novel set in a rapidly-changing South Africa, realises she is on a rocky road.
May 07, 2012
Chapter 31: A Seasonal Garland
...Christmas Day was unexpectedly festive at Steelesbury. It began with coffee, rusks and presents under the Christmas tree. Luke was the focus of all the attention, and Vernon buzzed around, taking photographs with his digital camera...
Leanne Hunt continues her novel about a woman facing big changes in her life at a time when her native South Africa is also changing dramatically.
April 02, 2012
Chapter 30: Roses Amongst Thorns
Ingrid attends a nativity play then wintnesses a scene that persuades her she is in a season of wonder.
Leanne Hunt continues her story concerning a woman whose domestic affairs are in turmoil.
March 26, 2012
Chapter 29: Vain Adornment
Ingrid and her mother-in-law discuss a family secret.
Leane Hunt continues her intriguing novel about a woman at a crisis point in her life. The story is set in today's rapidly changing South Africa.
March 19, 2012
Chapter 28: Peace Posy
Ingrid has a confrontational encounter with her mother-in-law.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a woman in turmoil, set in today's changing South Africa.
March 12, 2012
Chapter 27: Shredded Blossoms
...Tracey turned away, calling Ingrid a filthy name. Ingrid threw her oven glove at the back of her head. After that, what had begun as an argument degenerated into a screaming match. Tracey and Ingrid traded high-pitched insults...
Ingrid becomes aware of the discordance between her feelings and her rational mind.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a woman at a crisis point in her life.
March 05, 2012
Chapter 26: Stripped Twigs
..."My dear Ingrid, I mean just what I say. Your mother-in-law wanted to check that baby out before she would accept it as a Steele at Steelesbury. She wanted to be absolutely sure it didn’t come out with any suspect features; dark skin, crinkly hair, full lips, or anything else that would compromise the family’s good name. And you needn’t look so shocked, either. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I suggest you ask Alice. That’s all I’m going to say.”...
Ingrid is deeply shocked to hear another family secret.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel set in a rapidly-changing South Africa.
February 27, 2012
Chapter 25: Pretty As A Picture
...Olivia pouted. “Really, Ingrid, you should hear yourself. You probably go into that shop at least three times a week – am I right – and you don’t even notice who’s serving you?”...
Ingrid is chided when she takes her dog to the vet's surgery.
Leanne Hunt continues her true-to-life tale of a woman facing major decisions in the course of her life.
February 20, 2012
Chapter 24: Heart Of The Rose
...She dreamt that Warren was ordering her to climb down into a cleft in the ground. The cleft had been caused by an earthquake, and Ingrid knew, in the dream, that there could easily be another tremor which would cause the rift to close. She screamed at him to stop it, but he kept saying, “relax, relax”...
Ingrid wrestles with her consience.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a woman who has arrived at a crossoads in her life.
February 13, 2012
Chapter 23: Wayward Branches
...Dr Rawlings was careful to inform her that it was likely to be a long, slow process of recovery. However, he added at the end of their conversation, “With your co-operation, I think we can help Warren, I really do.”...
Ingrid has a conversation with the psychiatrist treating her husband which leaves her wondering about her future.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel about a woman in crisis.
February 06, 2012
Chapter 22: Slow Cultivation
...Warren shook his head. “I don’t want to talk about Benson either. Stop talking about the staff! I don’t want to talk about the staff, do you hear?”
The sharpness of his voice startled Ingrid. She could see no reason for this sudden streak of anger...
Ingrid goes to visit her husband in hospital.
Leanne Hunt continues her story about an attractive woman faced with life-changing decisions.
January 30, 2012
Chapter 21: Pure Passion
“Okay, okay, I’ve never been there,” Carl grinned. “Your eyes go green when you’re angry, do you know that?” When she glared at him, he reached over and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Now I’ve made you all hot and bothered. Shall we go back to my car?”
Ingrid goes on a flight of passion.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel about a woman engulfed by changing circumstances and times.
January 23, 2012
Chapter 20: Queen Elizabeth
...Ingrid stood up. Carl slipped his arm around her waist and led her to the car. It was a low slung white Porsche with an open top. As they drove out of the nursery gates into the busy street beyond, she had time to wonder what Beth would say if she could see her now. Would she be shocked? Probably. Would she be impressed? Undoubtedly!...
At last Carl takes Ingrid to lunch!
Leanne Hunt continues her engaging novel set in South Africa and featuring a woman at a crisis point in her life.
January 16, 2012
Chapter 19: Setting Out
...From behind, a pair of hands gripped her waist. A husky voice said in her ear, “Hi there, gorgeous!”
Ingrid swung around. Carl’s angular face smiled down at her...
Ingrid has been anticipating this meeting which could dramatically change her life.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel set in modern-day South Africa.
January 02, 2012
Chapter 18: The Climber
...Rosalie didn't need to know the truth. Nobody needed to know the truth. This was something she had to do for herself … for her own self-respect as a woman...
Ingrid, a lady facing important decisions, is about to make what could be a life-changing visit.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel set in an evolving South Africa, the central character of which is a woman whose life has reached a crossroads.
December 26, 2011
Chapter 17: Swollen and Bruised
...The doctor's face took on a thoughtful look. “Dank die Here. Sometimes these things don’t work out.”...
Ingrid, a woman facing troubling decisions, is puzzled by Dr Pienaar's comment relating to a new baby.
Leanne Hunt continues her revalatory novel set in a South Africa undergoing dramatic social change.
December 19, 2011
Chapter 16: Jagged Edges
..."Madam! Madam!" From behind the Monkey berry hedge, a voice was calling urgently. Ingrid hurried to the gate and almost collided with Bongi, who was galloping through it with her skirts held above her knees. "Madam! Madam!"
"What is it, Bongi?" Ingrid cried in alarm. "Is Luke hurt?"
"No, Madam!" Bongi came to a skidding halt, holding the mobile phone out in front of her...
Ingrid's day is interrupted by news of an accident.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel, set in a changing South Africa, concerning a woman at a crisis point in her life.
December 05, 2011
Chapter 15: Scent Of Hope
...A truck roared past beyond the row of cars parked along the pavement, its load of barrels clattering as it bounced over potholes in the tar. Bending away from the sound, Ingrid strained to catch her mother-in-law's words. The mere mention of Carl Meier's name had set her heart hammering in her chest...
Ingrid, a woman at a crisis point in her life, antocopates a meeting with a man who has seized her attention.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel, set in a rapidly-changing South Africa.
November 28, 2011
Chapter 14: Budding Interest
...That was when I saw Brian looking at me with this funny expression on his face."
"Really?" asked Ingrid, dipping her spoon into the froth on top of her iced coffee and sipping thoughtfully. "Did he say anything?"
"He said," replied beth, pausing for effect, "that he had a book which I might like to see … and then he suggested that I go round to his surgery to collect it."...
Ingrid and her friend Beth exchange confidences in a coffee shop.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel about a woman forced to contemplate a major change in her life.
November 21, 2011
Chapter 13: Tip of the Iceberg
...She may be jealous of her pretty friend for having a kind and responsible man in her life, but it didn't mean she had to shut her ears to stories relating to their romance...
Ingrid and Beth meet for an intimate girls' chat.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a woman compelled to take a new course in life.
November 14, 2011
Chapter 12: Leaning Towards The Sun
...His name is Carl Meier. I know he's got a big enough house because I've seen it at the back of the property. Also, he's generous. His wife left him a few months ago and he keeps asking me to go out to lunch with him when I'm there on business."...
Ingrid, at a crossroads in her life, contemplates an extra-marital fling.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel set in a rapdily-changing South Africa.
November 07, 2011
Chapter 11: An Untimely Prick
"Thank you." Casting another look at Warren, she saw that he'd fallen asleep. Beside her, the psychiatrist waited quietly. His manner was so different from that of Dr Connelly that it took Ingrid several moments to realise that she had the liberty to ask questions. Eventually, she inquired hesitantly, "is this a setback, Dr Rawlings? Is Warren's condition deteriorating?"
Leanne Hunt continues her novel, set in a fast-changing South Africa, concerning a woman who is coming to terms with seeing herself in a different light.
October 24, 2011
Chapter 10: Dormancy
...Crossing the lobby, which smelled of disinfectant and orange air freshener, they waited while a guard unlocked the glass doors leading into the hospital wing. Ingrid forced herself to walk erect, even though the atmosphere of the place made her feel claustrophobic and depressed. Upstairs, a young Indian nurse was tapping on a computer keyboard. She looked up as they approached and smiled...
Ingrid and members of her family pay a difficult hospital visit.
Leanne Hunt continues her novel concerning a woman's struggle to come to terms with her real identity, set in a South Africa undertgoing dramatic social change.
October 17, 2011
Chapter 9: Brutal Barbs
...How could her husband have treated her so abominably? While he was resting at the sanatorium, here she was, trying to hold together her sanity!..
Ingrid is still struggling to come to terms with her husband;'s deception.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a deep domestic crisis which is set in a dramatically-changing South Africa.
Chapter 9: Brutal Barbs
...How could her husband have treated her so abominably? While he was resting at the sanatorium, here she was, trying to hold together her sanity!..
Ingrid is still struggling to come to terms with her husband;'s deception.
Leanne Hunt continues her story of a deep domestic crisis which is set in a dramatically-changing South Africa.
October 03, 2011
Chapter 8: Full-blown Beauty
"After lunch, once Alice and Vernon had left and Tracey had taken the girls to play with Luke, Ingrid and Beth cleared the dishes and poured themselves a quiet cup of tea. Without preamble, Beth said, "I don't know what to do, Ingrid. I think I'm falling in love."
Leanne Hunt continues her novel set in a dramatically changing South Africa.
September 26, 2011
Chapter 7: Marred Perfection
..."Go ahead," Ingrid told her. She was happy to be left alone. The discovery that Alice wasn't Tracey's real mother had made her edgy around the girl. Besides, going through the familiar motions of chopping, peeling , mixing and spreading gave her subconscious mind a chance to process her conflicting feelings about her husband's betrayal...
Novelist and columnist Leanne Hunt continues her story, set in a time of social change in South Africa, concerning a woman whose security is challenged when she finds a significant birth certificate.
September 19, 2011
Chapter 6: The Ever-popular Antique
"The baby's doing well," she managed to say at last. "I gather the specialist obstetrician did an outstanding job because Mum gives a happy little sigh every time she tells the story of how he laid the little fellow in her arms just after they cut the cord."
Novelist Leanne Hunt continues her story, set in a South Africa undergoing dramatic social changes, who is compelled to chart a new course in life.
September 12, 2011
Chapter 5: The Rambler
...At the florist shop, Margie Thomas was eager to talk. "How's Warren? Are they treating him decently at the psychiatric hospital? Does he do funny things … like try to escape over the walls? When's he coming home, do you think?" It was hard not to become impatient with her curiosity. Ingrid was as new at this as everyone else...
Novelist and columnist Leanne Hunt continues her story, set in a time of social change in South Africa, about a woman whose life changes after finding a significant birth certificate.
September 05, 2011
Chapter 4: The Standard Variety
...Plain, ordinary, like-any-other Thursday. The world was still rotating on its axis. The town still observed its unchanging routine. Even Steelesbury was still intact, despite the family being perched unknowingly on a knife-edge and about to crash and burn...
Leanne Hunt's novel explores the enforced changes in a woman's life, set in the dramatically changing society of modern South Africa.
August 29, 2011
Chapter 3 - Rootbound
...Trembling with shock, Ingrid held the birth certificate in front of her, certain that someone must be playing a joke....
Leanne Hunt brings us the third chapter of the story about a woman whose life changes dramatically after discovering a shocking family secret.
Leanne's novel is set against the changing face of South Africa.
August 22, 2011
Chapter 2: The Silver Thorn
...It was as she was preparing to lower the lid of the safety deposit box that Ingrid recognized the tune she was humming. Her memory willingly offered up one of the lines, causing her to frown. What was the song's theme again? Something about discovering a lover’s secret, she recalled. Then the rest of the words came to her in a rush, filling her with dread...
Leanne Hunt continues the story of a woman who, after discovering a family secret, is forced to reach out in various directions for help and eventually chart a new course into the future. The novel is an exploration of change set against the changing face of South Africa with a heart-warming romance at its centre.
August 15, 2011
Chapter 1-Falling Petals
Today we begin the serialisation of a novel by our regular columnist Leanne Hunt.
Leanne's story is about a woman who, after discovering a family secret, is forced to reach out in various directions for help and eventually chart a new course into the future. It is an exploration of change set against the changing face of South Africa with a heart-warming romance at its centre.
If you enjoy domestic drama and want to populate your life with a few new friends, Leanne invites you to follow her saga.
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