A Life Steered

About the Book

When Sandra leaves her troubled family home and marries the man of her dreams, she thinks her troubles are over. Little does she realise that her struggle has just begun. 

Sandra is determined to please her father who is ambitious and understands the value of education. Unfortunately, her father is dealing with problems that not even he can control. Consequently, Sandra’s hopes and dreams are shattered when he fails to honour his word to support her to get into higher education. Sandra eventually accepts this reality but suspects a member of the family may have had something to do with it. And when her father suddenly resigns from his job, he makes it clear that Sandra must shoulder the family responsibilities. It's an onerous task and there are obstacles at every turn for Sandra, she takes it in her stride.

Later, Sandra falls in love and for a while, life seems enjoyable. But just like all other things in her life, the relationship doesn't last. She later meets and marries Maxwell, who is more mature than she is. It is not love at first sight for Sandra, but she soon discovers that Maxwell is 'Mr Right' after all. At last Sandra's life seems fulfilled as her husband supports her in every way and encourages her to follow her dreams. But little does she realise that tragedy is waiting around the corner.

About the Author

Bertha Mukodzani was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in Chinhoyi, Makonde District. She currently holds a BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursingand is currently working as a Registered Recovery Theatre Practitioner at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Reading, United Kingdom. Bertha is also a qualified Primary School Teacher, with specialisation in Infant Education. ‘A life steered’ is her first book, which is a story based on real life events. Her passion for writing began when she was still in primary school, writing short stories and poems which only her family members got to enjoy. Already she is in the process of writing a children's comic book which she hopes to publish very soon. Having a full time job and being a mother of two doesn’t give one enough time to write, but Bertha is certain she will be writing for a very long time to come.