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Growing up in Barbados in humble surroundings as a devout Christian, Una was the oldest of ten children. Living in a small rural village with a simple school, church and local shop, life was poor but easy. Then, one day, a blue airmail letter arrived, addressed to Una?s mother. The letter brought a sense of adventure and changed Una?s life drastically ? for the better. John Chandler, a Christian who had once worked with her mother, was writing to invite Una to come to England, get married and start a new life.
On her 17th birthday, Una left the West Indies to make her first journey to England, with 2 pounds for a new life in her pocket. Saying goodbye to her parents and other siblings, she arrived at Gatwick airport on 1st November 1961. There, she was greeted by a bright and beaming young man with a friendly smile ? John. He and Una went on to have 20 years of happy marriage and 6 children. Unfortunately, John developed lung cancer and passed away on 25th December 1982, leaving Una a widow at the age of 38. As life moved on and grief slowly faded, Una went back to adult education college and studied to become a Methodist Local Preacher ? for eighteen years, she was the only female West Indian Lay Preacher on the Methodist Church Circuit for Reading and Silchester. She is the first female West Indian-born Chaplain at Reading Borough Council, where she also works as a volunteer. This is her story, of courage, faith, determination, hard work and a sense of humour. Life is for living and A Long Way From Home is about making that journey.- Autor/a Una Chandler
- ISBN13 9781784621711
- ISBN10 1784621714
- Pàgines 120
- Any Edició 2015
- Fecha de publicación 28/03/2015
- Idioma Alemany, Francès
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Long Way from Home (Alemany, Francès)
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- Una Chandler
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- Troubador Publishing Limited (2015)
- 9781784621711



