A toddler in an emotionally explosive and unstable family has her leg amputated. In spite of significant hurdles, she powers through to become a successful career woman and equally successful single parent.
Wendy Sura Thomson is a 5-star author of Summon the Tiger, The Third Order, The Man from Burnt Island, and Postcards from the Future (as a contributing author.) She has several more works underway. She lives in Michigan with her beloved Setters and covets sipping coffee outdoors first thing in the morning, rain or shine., listening to the waterfall and the birds and watching [often with amusement] the pups explore.
Rather unusual, all the way around: to begin with, my father bought a 110-foot Dutch freighter, built in 1932. I had a full-ride scholarship that even included books and supplies. Did I mention I am an amputee? As I said, rather unusual, all the way around.
Read on for a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction life story. I doubt you will find a more determined and challenging story.
Book Excerpt
Summon the Tiger
Anyway, I dropped out of college at the end of the summer and walked away from that amazing scholarship. By the time I got to the ship, my parents and sister were already there, my dad having sold his practice and the house on the lake. I boarded the boat in November 1970 with all my meager belongings in tow and left the Motor City for parts unknown.
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