...1 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE A Courageous Battle Susan Bracken 2 SUSAN BRACKEN Copyright © 2010 Susan Bracken. All rights r... ...1 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE A Courageous Battle Susan Bracken 2 SUSAN BRACKEN Copyright © 2010 Susan Bracken. All rights reserve... ...nges for future editions of this book and for listings on the website (www.susanbracken.ca) Distributed in Canada by: David Edwards, RNU Press, Barrie... ... air, hiding in a stall, until the bell rang for the afternoon classes. 4 SUSAN BRACKEN AFTER SCHOOL Lacey walked home, shoulders slumped, head hangi... ...hiding in a stall, until the bell rang for the afternoon classes. 4 SUSAN BRACKEN AFTER SCHOOL Lacey walked home, shoulders slumped, head hanging, de... ...nd eased open her mother’s bedroom door. “Hush, child, I have a headache,” Susan Wil- son said. A sweet, tangy odor hung in the room. All her life, La... ...on top. To block her loneliness, she read her book as she ate her food. 6 SUSAN BRACKEN THE LONELY days turned into lonely weeks and years. Her teach... .... To block her loneliness, she read her book as she ate her food. 6 SUSAN BRACKEN THE LONELY days turned into lonely weeks and years. Her teach- ers ... ... and she saw Lacey’s sad face as she returned her books that day. 8 SUSAN BRACKEN “My dear, you’re getting to be a big girl. Come with me,” she said,...

Lacey Wilson overcomes neglect in childhood and abuse in her first marriage to achieve fame and riches as a popular author, and finds true love and happiness with wealthy entrepreneur, Jake Edmonds. Then cancer strikes. Lacey is afraid of the pain and indignity she thinks is coming and wants to die. Her beloved daughter, Jana, will help her. But her doctor does not approve. To complicate matters, Jana and the doctor are in love. Will Lacey get her wish?...