{"product_id":"leaves-from-the-book-of-my-life-my-divinely-guided-life-9780646741079","title":"Leaves from the Book of My Life...: My Divinely guided Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dzidra Tagaloa\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Publicious Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Publicious Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving lived through the Russian Communist occupation of Latvia, survived capture by the Nazis in Germany, and endured the post-war years in a refugee camp, I look back on my life with a deep sense of awe. When I was accepted as a refugee in New Zealand, I began a new chapter - one that would unfold over fifty years in a land that became my home. Through it all, I can only describe my journey as divinely guided.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow aged 87, with my fifth great-grandchild born, I find myself reflecting on the road I have travelled - and, undoubtedly, the shorter road that remains ahead. In a world still filled with strife and uncertainty, I think often, and with gratitude, of the many moments when my life could have ended suddenly. How many people can say they have escaped death three or even four times? I have. And each time, I felt the presence of something greater - an unseen hand guiding me, protecting me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome twenty years ago, I found myself in Australia - this beautiful land we lovingly call \"Oz.\" It is here, in this peaceful chapter of life, that I've had the time to sit quietly and ask myself: Did it really all happen? The whole sequence of events that shaped my life, from the terror of war to the joys of motherhood, even the serendipitous moment when I met the man who would become my husband - did it all unfold as it was meant to?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOurs was a mixed-race marriage, nearly taboo in the 1950s. And yet, here we are: three children, five grandchildren, and now six great-grandchildren later - still married after 65 years. He is, without a doubt, my soulmate. So many moments, so many coincidences, so many near-misses and miracles. I can only believe we were brought together by something bigger than ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the words of the song: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I must have done something good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publicious Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47969124745367,"sku":"9780646741079","price":1387.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780646741079.webp?v=1782920553","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/leaves-from-the-book-of-my-life-my-divinely-guided-life-9780646741079","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}