Work Hard: The Two Headed Beast

The two headed beast'; love and poverty. Jack Hargraves is a poor scholar and has a big chip on his shoulder; a foster kid and past Juvenile offender. He gets permission to leave school at age 16 years and finds a job as a laborer at the local council. He moves into a boarding house with an eclectic mix of other residents and becomes involved with their lives. His chance meeting with Sandy; a backpacker from the UK, leads to a romance and Sandy falling pregnant. Jack does not know his family heritage so is unaware that multiple births are traditional in his mother's line and when told he is to have twins, decides to marry Sandy and they start their lives together with the bare basics and a wage to match. Just before the birth of the supposed twins, he is informed that he is of mixed blood and warned that his children could be dark skinned. What he is not expecting is a third child; a black child. His life goes from abject poverty to a happy relationship with Sandy and his need to foster children. Jack understands their need to feel wanted and loved and strives to give as many foster children a life he never had. At the age of 18 years, Child Services allow him the information to trace his proper family and he discovers his true identity.

Author: Phillip Lesbirel

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: Apr 16, 2019

Number of Pages: 343 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1091390916

ISBN-13: 9781091390911