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The Gate

Morwenna is a teenage girl who loves horse riding. One day she is out with her horse Sorrel, when suddenly she loses control of the horse and is thrown to the ground. Lying there, injured, she is found by strangers who offer to look after her. But what are their intentions and what danger may lie ahead? In this unknown terrain she chooses to trust these strangers for her own safety. However, she cannot help but begin to question herself and the identities of these strangers. She is worried about what is happening around her: there is a battle being fought! Will she ever enjoy her life, see her family again and be able to meet her friends? Will she have a future? Will anyone ever believe her story? During this journey Morwenna discovers her own strengths and weaknesses, as in the midst of her fears and these strange events she learns to keep a positive heart.

Jane Drake

The author was born and lives in South Wales UK. She trained as a nurse but for most of her career worked as a midwife and bereavement counsellor, in the National Health Service. She is now retired. Her Christian faith is very important to her. It has helped her through pain and difficulties in her own life but has also enabled her to comfort and encourage others. She has always enjoyed making up stories for her children and grandchildren. But this is the story she felt she had to write down.

Austin Macauley Publishers