Book excerpt: The author of this book is a widow with two grown children and a grandmother with one grandchild. She has worked in the legal profession for many years before her children came along. After which she became a fulltime mother. She is a highly educated professional with a love of writing. Her hobbies are art, writing poetry, music, reading, crochet, theatre and cinema. She is also a devoted animal lover and is a member of many animal rescue centres.