Freeing the Finch
By Lucy Greenly
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Lucy is a free spirit with a talent for music, curiosity for knowledge and love of humanity. Her zeal for life shines through her very being as her sincerity inspires all who speak with her. All of her charming qualities are challenged however, after she marries a handsome young Scotsman, Emery.
When Emery met Lucy, he appeared captivated by her cheerful personality, independence and American allure. His obvious charm enticed Lucy into his company and life. After only a year of international courtship, the two marry and look forward to the perfect romance. That is until Emery's true nature begins to emerge.
As soon as Lucy is pregnant and financially dependent upon Emery, he begins his emotional terror upon her and her two sons. Suddenly, all of the qualities that Emery once adored in Lucy become reasons for him to abuse her. Emery kept her caged, and only allowed her to taste freedom when he had the need to display her like a shiny trinket. This only serves to diminish the hope of a grand future for them. The splendour of a finch soon turns dismal and lifeless if not allowed to fly free.
Lucy spends the next eleven years struggling for freedom. The emotional extremes as she tastes a bit of thwarted success only keep her in a constant state of uncertainty. She feels a loyalty to her husband and demonstrates that by sacrificing her own needs to help him. This circumstance leads to pain for her as Emery's hatred drains her energy and renders her captive to his temper and seemingly psychotic behaviour.
Always hopeful, Lucy struggles on. Her determination pays off after a series of strange events prompts her escape from Emery. She feels elated with her decision and begins to restore the person she once was. Her exuberance was short lived because Emery was not finished trying to destroy her.
Unfamiliar with the legal system in a foreign country, Lucy becomes the victim of a flawed system of injustice in a series of ironic twists and turns. Emery holds true to all of his threats and mind games as he sets about destroying Lucy's life. Worst of all, Emery successfully persuades the UK’s Home Office that Lucy abandoned him and their children, and was attempting to reside in the UK illegally. The story he related to the Home Office led to them denying two of Lucy’s successive VISA applications and attempting deportation.
For the next two years, several battles entangle Lucy simultaneously. The biggest struggle is to convince the Home Office that she never violated her VISA agreement and must stay with her children.
Life circumstances test Lucy's resolve every day, yet she remains steadfast in her determination to succeed. She sets her goals and holds to the constant belief that her life is going in the most positive direction. Her optimistic nature is going to carry her through all of these difficulties.
Throughout her struggle, Lucy always maintains the positive attitude that not only will she survive; she will become an inspiration to others who endure tragedy. After a two-year battle with the Home Office, Lucy finally receives the VISA she requires to remain with her children. Lucy's willingness to share her story and offer incisive advice serves as true encouragement for anyone fortunate to read her story.
Lucy Greenly
My name is Lucy Greenly. I am an ordinary woman with an extraordinary story to share. I am not a celebrity, hero or martyr, but my autobiography contains narrative that will incite emotion within any reader. My personal story is unique because my abusive ex-husband successfully solicited the help of a government agency to abuse me. Through a peculiar succession of events, life threw me into confusion and turmoil. I am not fond of cliches but the past three years have been †̃Stranger than fiction. If not for the fact that I can still "Google" myself and read a portion of my story in the news media, I would not believe a civilised government could be so unreasonable. I feel I must share my story. I have survived and triumphed in situations that would have broken the average person. Because the subject matter is so important, I tell my story in a passionate manner, which incorporates humour and gravity alike. I prefer to use a pseudonym and have changed all the geographic and personal names. I did not write the book to embarrass or humiliate any person or government agency. My aim is to entertain, and inform and inspire the reader. I am willing to open myself to criticism and share my flaws and mistakes with great honesty at the risk of enduring scrutiny and embarrassment. I do this for the sake of helping others. There are injustices within our modern legal system that I am willing to highlight and fight to remedy. I have fought and won many such battles so have laid the groundwork upon which we can make changes. My story spans thirteen years and includes these struggles and my survival tactics. I began chronicling at the point in my life when I met my abuser/husband and ended after I won the battle against him and the UK's Home Office. Although the subject is of a serious nature, my story unfolds in an entertaining fashion. The irony of my personal trials makes for a thought provoking debate regarding the tragedy of I do hope you are interested in reviewing my autobiography.
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