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Summary

Summary

A Chapter by Helen


Description of the book 'My name is Helen and I am'
Prologue

Prologue

A Chapter by Helen


Long, long ago …… in a time before you knew, there were two small figures sitting by a lake and dreaming, remembering events yet to pass..
Chapter 1: Destiny

Chapter 1: Destiny

A Chapter by Helen


For now, at least, Leana would stay close to the frog, and to Teddy, who had been her most precious and faithful companion. She felt a deep joy within..
Chapter 2: Wounded Child

Chapter 2: Wounded Child

A Chapter by Helen


And so it was that Leana found herself, all alone, outside the cave where Black Annis lived. She peered into the dark, dank entrance and shuddered. It..
Chapter 3: The deal is undone

Chapter 3: The deal is undone

A Chapter by Helen


Wounded Child was no longer crying. She knew that this was what she had needed to do all along. Like Leana, she knew the stories of Black Annis, and s..
Chapter 4: A mother's love

Chapter 4: A mother's love

A Chapter by Helen


True to her word, Leana was still sitting, very still, at the cave entrance. She clapped her hands with joy to see Wounded Child return. The two young..
Chapter 5: It's my power

Chapter 5: It's my power

A Chapter by Helen


The next thing that Leana saw was the morning sunshine, shining dappled green through the leaves of the Great Oak Tree. She felt as if she had been sl..
Chapter 6: Frog Island

Chapter 6: Frog Island

A Chapter by Helen


The time had come for Leana and Wounded Child to leave the holy and healing place that had come to seem as if it were the whole world. Leana crossed t..
Chapter 7: Lord Pompadour

Chapter 7: Lord Pompadour

A Chapter by Helen


Leana was overjoyed to see Teddy. Words could not express her relief, or her delight at her own and Wounded Child’s reunion with their maverick ..
Chapter 8: Escape to King Power Court

Chapter 8: Escape to King Power Court

A Chapter by Helen


The group hastened to make their escape, safe in the knowledge - for now at least - that Lord Pompadour was not in a position to follow them. He would..
Chapter 9: The dungeon

Chapter 9: The dungeon

A Chapter by Helen


Leana followed Garsoon’s instructions, and sure enough, she soon found herself in the bowels of the castle. Nothing in her life or experience ha..
Chapter 10: The deep sleep

Chapter 10: The deep sleep

A Chapter by Helen


Taking a single giant leap, the frog took Leana to the tree, and to joyful reunion with her friends. Leana was becoming more accustomed to the magic, ..
Chapter 11: the birth

Chapter 11: the birth

A Chapter by Helen


Blood splattered onto the ceiling in the small semi-detached house. The child, blue from strangulation, let out a gasp and a cry, as the cord that had..
Chapter 12: We are here

Chapter 12: We are here

A Chapter by Helen


And so it was that Helen grew, with love and without love. And the harshness of her name, and the loneliness of her life were softened by the messages..
Chapter 13: Such is life

Chapter 13: Such is life

A Chapter by Helen


The next day Jim Dolan took his two daughters for a walk, far enough and long enough for his wife to leave.Helen couldn't remember if her father had s..
Chapter 14: Wayward child

Chapter 14: Wayward child

A Chapter by Helen


Her mother leaving had almost broken Helen, and she stayed alive mainly because she looked forward to her nightly encounters with the two small spirit..
Chapter 15: The end is nigh

Chapter 15: The end is nigh

A Chapter by Helen


The year was 1988, and few remembered Dark Lord Pompadour, but his hold on the land was still strong. Most people still believed in his legacy, in the..
Chapter 16: A new life

Chapter 16: A new life

A Chapter by Helen


Helen entered the room where the meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous was being held. She knew she needed help, but had it really come to this? Someone han..
Chapter 17: A time of growth

Chapter 17: A time of growth

A Chapter by Helen


And so it was that Helen and Michael were together at the end of the dark days, and they had their own share of soul sickness to overcome. But it was ..
Chapter 18: The truth revealed

Chapter 18: The truth revealed

A Chapter by Helen


Helen stared at the leather pouch that was hanging from the branches of the tree in her garden. It was tiny, but perfectly and skilfully stitched and ..