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    Living, Loving, Life
    Living, Loving, Life
    Living, Loving, Life
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    Living, Loving, Life

    By Linda E. Carter

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    Most of the poems where written through a period of my life when l suffered
    from Agoraphobia (irrational fears) and Panic Attacks, which stopped me going
    outside my home. Whilst writing, l was able to escape from my demons.
    Although l still have the odd panic attack, l have learnt to manage my fear, have
    learnt to drive and am working a full time job.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateJan 15, 2010
    ISBN9781477165904
    Living, Loving, Life
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    Linda E. Carter

    I am a 57 year old mother of two grown up children, living in the countryside of Buckinghamshire, England. Most of the poems where written through a period of my life when l suffered from Agoraphobia (irrational fears) and Panic Attacks, which stopped me going outside my home. Whilst writting, l was able to escape from my demons. Although l still have the odd panic attack, l have learnt to manage my fear, have learnt to drive and am working a full time job.

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