Loving Maria - Softcover

Robinson, T. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 139374530X ISBN 13: 9781393745303

Publisher: T. R. Robinson, 2019

Synopsis

To Love. To Be Loved.

Though Maria longed for a family of her own, she was not prepared to allow the conventions and expectations of society to manipulate her into a marriage of convenience. To her an arranged marriage or one without love were anathema. However, will she be able to withstand the pressures, demands and expectations of society and church doctrine? Her natural beauty combined with her caring, loving and intelligent character as well as her marriageable age do not help. While some quietly admire and hope, one becomes an obsessed stalker and another decides no one else has a right to her and contemplates steps to ensure she becomes his alone. Will Maria be able to withstand all the pressures or will she be forced to accept the life of compromise she has been determined to  avoid or will her life be forfeited in the effort?

About this title

About the Author

My initial inspiration to write came from when I realised my life, as well as those of my ancestors, were anything but 'normal'. They were certainly not 'run-of-the-mill'. Originating within a very loving family I was, at a very early age, unexpectedly thrown into a very cruel world. Abuse, torture, violence and disappointment followed and have been my companions for as long as I can remember. However, there were also some enjoyable fun times that I recall with pleasure. For example: when a good friend and I, dressed in evening gowns and with our best jewellery on, fell face first into mud or when a young man, stopping me in the High Street, went on his knees to, as he put it, 'worship' me. These and other similar events still bring a smile to my face. Having survived the abuse, torture (World War II) and eventually escaping from domestic violence I went on to experience a variety of different employments. Laboratory assistant, night hospital orderly, machinist in a clothing factory, finally finding a niche in the world of public houses and night clubs as a barmaid and waitress. Though not glamorous these did provide the income, by working three jobs at the same time, to support and bring up my son. Regrettably I did not entirely leave abuse and violence behind me. But I am a survivor and am here to share a variety of tales, both factual and fictional, with you.

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Edition details

• Publisher: T. R. Robinson
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 139374530X
• ISBN 13: 9781393745303
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240