A sexually naive, mature young woman overhears a phone call that leads her to search for a special man. Can she find him, undamage her and release her from her nightmare of many years? Could her long-held unshakable fear of men, which had tormented her since childhood, be solved by a handsome stranger? Was it the blood on her skirt, that long lingering look or his first exhilarating touch that set her on her quest that led her to this, their ‘memory bench’ in an English park? Yet, so far from the white boiling surf of Bondi Beach, Australia, and the sickening abuse that her vile uncle had subjected her to. She wanted a risky arrangement without any emotional connection. Would she succeed? What will her future be now he has gone from her life? Why has he deserted her? Will she find him and has she been damaged again?
I live in England, and I went to a prestigious local school, and this was when a teacher told my class to write a Bucket List of goals that each of us wanted to achieve during our life time. After leaving school I worked in the family business producing leather for clothing and shoe manufacturers. I became Sales Director and my bucket list started. I visited 26 countries where I saw wealth in countries like Denmark and poverty in India. In 1981, I moved to Australia with my wife and three young daughters, and we became Australian citizens. We moved to New Zealand in 1985 when I became Sales Director of the world’s largest woolskin factory. We moved back to Australia after two years to start my own leather and woolskin importing business. My life then changed when I was diagnosed with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in 1989 and my walking became increasingly more difficult every year and then in 1998 my wife and I divorced. I visited England 8 times and on one visit I met my eldest daughter at a café and she brought a friend named Sandra with her. She also has progressive MS. We were attracted to each other and went out several times before I went back to Australia. I sold my business and returned to England to continue our relationship and after a few months we became engaged. After getting a six-month spouse visa we moved back to Australia. We were married on Xmas Eve in 2001 at 6 pm in the open air in the Botanical Gardens next to Sydney Harbour. Our wedding party consisted of 20 local friends and relatives from England. I was now having to use a walking stick. By 2009 my walking had become so bad we moved back to England to be with our families and in 2019 I was in a wheelchair, and I now spend the day working on my computer writing and marketing my book with AuthorHouse. I have a carer in the morning to get me up, a carer arrives at 8.30 at night to put me to bed and my wife is my carer during the day, so our life is a constant struggle. I completed my bucket list when I started my book. I have a friend who abused by a relative when she about five years old and a carer who suffers from migraine and these facts were the inspiration I used to write this book. I can be contacted by my email bryant_p2@sky.com
