A Life After Welfare

A Life After Welfare
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9781493120949
ISBN-13 : 1493120948
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Book Synopsis A Life After Welfare by : Juttee Armiss

Download or read book A Life After Welfare written by Juttee Armiss and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-11-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their life began in style with wealth being part of their heritage going back to their grandparents days. Tragedy strikes the twins at the age of seven and their lives get turned upside down and not for the better. Graham and Sassy at seven years old barely live to survive with Graham being the protective one of his sister. Sassys quote to her case manager was we are seen as cheap labour or something to be played with. A sad indictment on the ability of children to be properly housed and cared for having undergone the upheaval of losing their parents or suffering loss in their lives. While fate played a huge downturn in their lives, fate then provides a huge upturn when by sheer accident Graham bumps into a pregnant lady in a supermarket. He jumps away to avoid pushing her over and by accident bumps into Amy who ends up falling on her butt. Amy leads them to her house where they are genuinely welcomed for the first time to a home in fourteen years. Their belief in people rises immeasurably as they are socialised, schooled, travelled, educated in life and meet people beyond their wildest dreams. Vanessa of the TV programme Eye Spy hears of their endeavours and achievements so she decides to do a short do programme as a positive programme for teens their age who need mentors to spur them on. The short programme turns into a feature and therein their life begins as she gets into their lives. Their story is a great read. It could be rags to riches, but the riches are not yet there.


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