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THREE PEARL BUTTONS

Beverley Shenoy

My name is Beverley Shenoy. I live in Pennsylvania (USA) with my husband and two young children. I have recently authored a novel, titled, ‘Three Pearl Buttons’. The story is about a catholic family living in Mumbai and the life experiences they go through. I was born and raised in Bombay, but left India in 1992 for the Middle East and then America. My book pays homage to the country of my birth and highlights family traditions and summer vacations to my grandparent’s home in Goa. To know more about the story, please take a moment to read the synopsis below.

When Frank dies in a tragic accident, Angela Machado’s world comes crashing down. Not only must she deal with the loss of her husband and pick up the shattered pieces of her life, but she must do so while being heavily pregnant with her third child. Having lived a rather sheltered life, Angela struggles to acquire a sense of normalcy for herself and her three young children. She must face adversity head on and in doing so, she discovers inner strengths that had lain dormant until now.

With the backing of her family she learns to cope with the harsh realities of life and face her fears. The bond of deep abiding love she shares with her three young children-Sophie, Zack and Olivia carry her through the tough times. But it is primarily with the unwavering support of three strong willed women – Lynette her mother; Amy her sister; and Amelia her battle hardened mother-in-law; that Angela looks within herself to allow her past to shape her future.

Three Pearl Buttons is an emotive story of love, hope and self discovery that chronicles the salient events in the life of a middle class Christian family in a small suburb of Mumbai, India. It is a story that empowers women to new heights. It underscores the human condition and the pivotal role that family plays in a young mother’s struggle to survive.

For more information about the book, I encourage you to visit my website at www.beverleyshenoy.com

If you think reading the book would enrich a lazy Sunday afternoon or make a perfect gift to someone you know, it is available in the UK at www.amazon.co.uk

To get a copy of the book, click on the link below to take you directly to the listing on amazon’s website.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/061529717X/ref=sr_1_olp_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248041520&sr=1-1

After you’ve read the book, I would love to hear your opinion. Just email me through the contact page on my website. I look forward to hearing from you!

Beverley.

TREATMENT OF BRITISH FAMILIES IN GOA

Hi I am one of the British who bought property in Goa after visiting for years,please sign our petition to the British Government and help us.If we loose our home in Goa we loose all our savings and pension fund.Could you please send this out to all your members and ask them to sign it,we need 500 signatures before the British Government will intervene

Thank you

From all the British who have bought

Karen Young

Cornel DaCosta: Goa Land Purchases by Foreigners

25 Jun: From GoaNet Highlights by Cornel DaCosta.  Readers will be familiar with the difficulties faced by British families who have, in good faith and following proper procedures, legitimately bought homes in Goa. They currently seem to be hounded out of such properties by methods I consider devious and unethical. While many of us live comfortably in homes we purchased in the UK, the plight of many Brits in Goa is very sad and uncertain. Consequently, they have now petitioned PM Brown to “resolve the impasse in which properties purchased by foreign nationals were not being registered.”  To read about this click here.  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goan-properties-UK-citizens-petition-Brown/articleshow/4689436.cms

There is an element of urgency to this petition as it will help all British citizens, of Goan origin or not who may find themselves in an identical situation regarding purchased properties in Goa. To stand up and be counted, go, before 17th July 2009, to  http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/goahomes

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