β Scribed by Alice Peterson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
'I can toast to my future, but the thundercloud over my head, the threat of a storm, will follow me like a shadow wherever I go. The truth is, I have a potential bomb in my bag, and who knows when or where it will go off'
When her daughter Beth dies suddenly, Peggy Andrews is left to pick up the pieces and take care of her granddaughter Flo. But sorting through Beth's things reveals a secret never told: Beth was sick, with the same genetic condition that claimed her father's life, and now Peggy must decide whether to keep the secret or risk destroying her granddaughter's world.
Five years later, Flo is engaged and ready to pack up her life and move to New York with her high-flying fiancΓ©. Peggy never told Flo what she discovered, but with Flo looking towards her future, Peggy realises it's time to come clean and reveal that her granddaughter's life might also be at risk.
As Flo struggles to decide her own path, she is faced with the...
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