Petticoat Policy

Book excerpt: Radiating strength and confidence, she seems impervious to the stress and pressures of life. Her problems appear insignificant, even if they are the same issues that tear others to pieces. No matter what life throws at her—career setbacks, failed romances, family conflicts, you name it—they all roll off her like water off a duck's back. But little do people know, that's exactly the image she meticulously crafts for the world. Behind her carefully constructed facade lies a heart burdened with a darkness she is determined to conceal. Beneath the exterior of unshakeable resilience, she carries silent battles and unseen scars, harbouring a depth of pain she dares not reveal.