Where Love Takes us: Poetic Memoir

By Lina Mushcab

Three decades and four beautiful children later, Lina Mushcab finds herself at a crossroad where she is torn between making her marriage work for the sake of her children, and taking the road to freedom by going through a divorce in which her happiness truly lay. A romantic at heart with a positive outlook on all things, Lina

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lina Mushcab
• Release date: Jun 27, 2020
• ISBN: 9781838095109

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Copyright © 2020 by Lina Mushcab.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Cover design by Dunia Mushcab

ISBN: 978-1-8380951-0-9 (e-book)

DEDICATION

Those who wear love on their sleeves

Live it in everything they do

Live everything they do in love

Eat, breathe and sleep it too

To those who are in the quest for love

Be certain that it will come your way

Who, when and where

Will come to you on the appointed day

CONTENTS

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEGEMENTS

ON A PERSONAL NOTE

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

PART 1

1983–2016

THAT GOLDEN DAY

I LOVE YOU BUT...

PART 2

2016-2017

A PRICELESS BIRTHDAY LETTER

DON'T FEAR FOR US

WORDS FROM MY HEART

A SALUTE TO MYSELF

PART 3

September 2017 – onwards

ENTER CRIS, MY LOVE, MY LIFE

AUTUMN'S SECRET SUMMER

LINES OF LINA: I RE-SALUTE MYSELF

SIGNS IN SYNCHRONY

YES!

ANGEL IN WHITE

THE WAYS IN WHICH I LOVE YOU, LINA

CRIS

THE TAPESTRY OF LOVE

ON OUR WEDDING DAY

PARTING SHOT

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEGEMENTS

This book is a treasure of jewels handed to me by someone special or another during the course of my life. Mysteriously, each of these jewels have shone brightly during my journey. I am grateful to all those who have contributed to my treasure chest of experiences. Some of you who contributed to my life in this way will read this book and you will recognise who you are. It is my fervent prayer that you will identify with the contents, feel it with me all over again and even sing along as the happy and sad tunes of this journey unfold.

I am grateful to my previous life partner, Hussain for the 34 years that we gave to each other of our own free will. I will always treasure the children we have together. My sons Faris, Ramiz and Adam and my princess Jena, continue to be the reason I live and breathe love.

A special shout out to my parents who passed on the values I hold tight to even today.

And last, but never least, I wish to thank my current partner, Cris, without his love and encouragement, I probably would not have rediscovered my passion for writing. Cris, the way you love me makes me feel empowered, courageous and invincible. Thank you for painting the canvas of my life with so many bright and beautiful colours. I feel blessed to have you beside me.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE

Dear Readers,

I know that I am not there with you

To tell you a story that's