A STORY OF PERSEVERANCE AND RESILIENCE

Survivor is a true life story which the author hopes will be an inspiration to all who read it.  Survivor aims to inspire, motivate, empower, educate and to bring about a change.  The novel is aimed to reach the wider community, both men and women, who are abused, in the hope that it will strengthen, encourage and give courage.

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Taking the fight in my hands when apprehended by one girl from my community as she decided to torment me on a daily basis. Any occasion she ceased, she would do nothing but to taunt me and punch the hell out of me, which left me crying myself to sleep nights after nights, wondering when will it stop.

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One day, I couldn’t believe she came in my own yard on my own turf to fight me, then what? Inside something so strong this was the one battle I had to win on my own. My God, my God, this was the first diplomatic victory in my life! Yes? After this girl was given a disgraceful beating, running away with her clothes in her hands, she never ever laid a finger on me again.

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About the Author

Ditto possesses determination and an unwillingness to permit any turbulence in life defeat her, as is apparent throughout her book.

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Although not her first language, it was Ditto’s study of English which inspired her to want to focus on a career in writing.  In addition to her first novel, Survivor, Ditto has also written poetry as well as a play, which she hopes to see performed in the theatre soon.

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Recently Ditto has studied counselling and psychotherapy at foundation level and is currently considering taking these studies further.  She has also undertaken training with Equation, an organization which helps to bring awareness of domestic violence, and Women’s Aid Integrated Services in order to start volunteering work helping other women who are in danger or may be exposed to danger.

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