I Wish... Vicky’s Story

At just fifteen and a half years old, Vicky felt betrayed, unloved, and abandoned by her mother. Her stepfather had subjected her to both physical and mental abuse, pushing her to the brink of despair. The cold, hard underpass in the unfamiliar city offered no comfort to the young girl. Vicky told herself to trust nobody, but a strange coincidence brought a mysterious stranger into her life, transporting her into a new world filled with hope and forgiveness.Join Vicky on her transformative journey as she navigates the challenges of her past and embraces the possibilities of her future. Through the guidance of an unexpected mentor, Vicky discovers the power of resilience and the strength that lies within her. As she learns to forgive those who have wronged her and opens her heart to the world around her, Vicky begins to see herself in a new light.

Leaving school at fifteen and a half, Jill Nutbeem attended a technical college to undertake a two and half year pre nursing course before commencing nurse training at the age of eighteen. Qualifying at twenty-one years old, she worked at her training hospital of Chelmsford and Essex for two years prior to marriage and two children later and family responsibilities. Always interested in writing, her first five poetry books weren’t published until she had grandchildren in 2007. Her first novel, East African Dreams, was published in 2019.