Ghost-A story of Survival

<p><strong>About the Author</strong></p><p><strong>Lea Tonin</strong> was born in Vancouver BC to Dutch immigrants on June 27 1964. A resident of Burkeville Sea Island Richmond BC until the age of 14 Lived in Surrey BC for the next two years ultimately living in Calgary Alberta for the next several years. Mother of two sons and grandmother of three girls. Lea Tonin now resides in Christina Lake BC and writes poetry prose and novels today.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the book</strong></p><p>This is a story of nightmares. <strong>A story of fear a story of despair and a story of survival</strong>. A story of three young girls with one left to tell the tale. The grit and pluck of one against the odds. From the desperation fear and abuse in home to the uncertain forest arms and back to the fire again. Burgeoning courage coupled with paralytic fear at odds with one another she navigates blindly and any wrong turn could mean death.</p><p>Turn the page and join the journey....</p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The story begins with the harrowing reality of their home lives where abuse and neglect have forced them to seek refuge in each other. Despite their innocence they quickly learn that the world outside is just as cruel as the one they've escaped. Seeking solace in the wild and untamed forest they are soon faced with dangers beyond their worst nightmares. The forest becomes a battleground where nature is unforgiving and the threat of predators-both human and animal-looms at every corner.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With every chapter the protagonist's fear intensifies as she loses her companions one by one to the perils that surround them. Every choice she makes is a gamble between life and death and the weight of her decisions pushes her closer to the edge. The physical trials she faces are paralleled by emotional and psychological challenges as she fights to hold onto hope while grappling with guilt grief and the loneliness of survival.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This is more than just a survival story-it's a meditation on the strength of the human spirit. Themes of trauma resilience and the instinct to protect those we love are woven throughout the narrative making this journey a raw and poignant exploration of what it means to survive when everything is lost.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The protagonist's transformation from a fearful broken child to a hardened survivor is compelling forcing readers to ask themselves what they would do in her situation. Each page brings her closer to the unknown as she learns that the greatest dangers are often not what we can see but the ones that lie within. This is a novel that grips you from the first sentence and lingers long after the final page leaving a haunting impression on the reader's soul.</span></p>