Pink Boots in Black Puddles

by Lila White, Clare Bruce

This is the story of a girl who loved all things pink. To Lila, pink represented joy, happiness, and fulfilled dreams. It was the colour of happily ever after. Like many good fairy tales, though, the life that unfolded for Lila was not all rosy pink... often, it was mired in great big puddles of black. Caught up in an abusive marriage from a very young age, Lila would endure years of struggle, before finally escaping... only to fall into more black puddles, out in the wilds of internet dating. Along the way, colourful adventures abound: entanglement with fraudsters, hit-men and exotic dancers; the birth of daughters, four-legged friends and business dreams; nerf gun skirmishes, international escapades and shady deals. Through it all, Lila keeps putting on her pink boots - finding a way to jump, walk or dance through every puddle life brings, her faith lighting the way.