"The Black Sheep of the Family" by Linda Broddle is published

This is an inspirational coming-of-age real-life story. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) August 25, 2016 - "The Black Sheep of the Family" by Linda Broddle, ISBN #978-1781484692, About the Book: This book was created to make you smile, laugh and wonder at the world we live in from someone very much the girl next door who decided it was time to write it down. My memoirs of the large family I grew up in but always felt like the BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY and the amazing adventure that took me to Hong Kong for many years and finally back home.

Excerpt from the Book:
"My first tattoo was triggered after watching a Claude van Damme movie. I fancied him, I was in my twenties then. So handsome, nice nature, fit as a fiddle. He had a wife in the movie who just stepped out of a swimming pool, on her back shoulder one beautiful turquoise butterfly was given a close up on the big screen. It looked so beautiful to me and I fell in love with its symbolism of freedom and delicate beauty. So I finished the movie which was in Hong Kong, where I was working at the time and at the cinema alone. I went for a little Dutch courage at one of their fine pubs called The Watering Hole on Nathan road, bit of an Australian pub if I remember right.

Well, I downed one pint of lager then made a beeline to a tattoo parlour that caught my eye for some time now. I wasn't afraid of the locals - Chinese people have always been super polite and friendly to me. The entrance to the tattoo parlour was a little dull and dark as I walked a few corridors down. I then entered the correct room as if giving me time to change my mind. The first thing I saw was a young man being tattooed. He had his top off, his back, front and arms were what they call a sleeve tattoo. Didn't feel so bad now I only wanted one! A little blue butterfly went on my shoulder then covered with a little white square bandage and straight back to the pub for my second pint to celebrate! That was it. I am stamped, my earth body has a permanent tattoo as not much is permanent in 'life'. Life is all about change for all it's worth."

Amazon Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars A really moving and inspirational coming-of-age lifestory
By Wordly Traveller on 16 Aug. 2016
Format: Paperback

An inspirational autobiographical account of a young girl who grows up without a sense of belonging or identity, feeling like an outcast in her own family. She eventually goes on an adventure of a lifetime abroad to Hong Kong where she is challenged and grows, and these travels to the Asian Pacific widens her horizons. She is a different women when she returns home and has a renewed sense of belonging, of actually being somebody, and a feeling of acceptance.

For anyone who has left home and blossomed once they travelled the world, this book is for you. There is no greater way to gain confidence in yourself and find your true identity than experiencing different cultures.

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
By Laura on 17 Mar. 2016
Format: Paperback

Really uplifting book, very vivid.

"The Black Sheep of the Family" is currently available in paperback from Amazon UK at:
www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Sheep-Family-Linda-Broddle/dp/1781484694

This book is also available to purchase in e-book format at:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Sheep-Family-Linda-Broddle-ebook/dp/B00XTAZKCQ

Press/Media Contact Details:
Grosvenor House Publishing
Tel. 01483 243 450
E-mail: info ( @ ) grosvenorhousepublishing dot co.uk

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