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Glass Half Full: our Australian adventure is the story of a UK family who made one of the toughest decisions of their lives, to emigrate to outback Australia, to live the Australian dream. Why was the decision so tough? Well, the family is a step-family, and leaving meant that some of the children would remain in the UK with ex-partners. After enduring a messy divorce and numerous child custody battles Sarah Jane knew that this was their only chance of future happiness and that as a family they were making the right decisions. They worked and planned hard to make it a success and it was amazing until life-changing events started to test the foundations of this resilient family. Just when they thought the worst was over Mother Nature intervened and washed away the roots to their new life during the Brisbane floods of 2011. This book tells how this amazing woman and her courageous family fought to keep their dream alive and used every piece of positivity available to create new hope and new beginnings. Life is never without its challenges. How many life-changing events can one family endure before they reach breaking point? Find out in this inspirational and touching true story.
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / GeneralGlass Half Full regularly sits at number 1 on Amazon in the categories of stepparenting, family, marriage and travel. Since the release of a further two books in this series, its popularity has grown. In 2014, the book underwent a professional memoir edit and had 47 photographs added which has improved the number of 4 & 5-star reviews. It is available on expanded distribution at all retailers.
She was obviously referring to the fact that Jack was leaving it very late to arrive. I remember Nigel looking at me in the briefing room, in that split second knowing that we were both thinking the same thing. Was this another of his games to delay the process, or had he come up with another obstacle to put in our way? Despite reassurances from our barrister, our mood was sombre. We held hands under the table, like clinging to each other on a cliff edge. The only lifeline our positive thinking; we would get the decision for which we had prayed. The psychological agony we endured during this wait is still hard to think about and describe. I hated the thought of seeing Jack, or even hearing his name, but on this occasion, we were waiting for him. We needed him to arrive, to bring this episode of hurt, distress and anxiety to an end. Not knowing if the court would rule in our favour, we were too numb from the interrogatory process to speculate. Hope was all we had, and the desire to be able to extricate ourselves after being dragged once again into his unscrupulous world.
Jack must have known or been advised that he would be unsuccessful, because he did not bother to attend. Instead, our barrister received a call from his solicitor asking to postpone or if the judge ruled against that, we were to proceed without him. He claimed to have been involved in a car crash the previous evening, and that due to whiplash he could not attend. Based on his previous excuses, to delay or for non-attendance at mediation sessions, we recognised its dishonest intent. However, putting aside the feelings of anger and annoyance at his manipulation, the relief at being told that the hearing would still be going ahead brought some respite.
The decision announcement came in a jumble of words: I did not know if I fully understood the conclusion.
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