Stirling: A Story of Hope and a Boy's Dream

by Craig Gerald Lock

STIRLINGA Story of Hope and a Boy's DreamA story of a boy and his childhood racing-driver hero"A short yet rewarding tale of faith, hope and especially love" books, new books, Stirling Moss, hope, dreams”, motor racingTHE is the story I set out to write, but we'll see where the plot goes...."Life is what happens in between making other plans."Racing driver in a deep coma (Stirling)* quest trying to find the unknown author (Stirling's favourite), because the father is convinced that if he can bring author (and dog) to his comatose son's bedside, a miracle will occur. Sets out to find the one person he believes will be able to help his son come out of his coma and get better.“Faction”, but perhaps even a true story!!!! There are various threads in the story (from a "book review") * an intelligent and creative family, and a mother, a son and a daughter with vivid imaginations.* the father (who was actively involved in WW II) was much later in life inspired by the unknown author's anti-war stance and inspirational and empowering writings.* Essentially stories of father - son and son - fatherson - father - mother - sister- brother...and all of them for an unknown writer/author, “ a champion of hope“In short, it's a story about hope and PEACE, plain and simple! *FOR MY BELOVED SONS, GARETH AND SEANWatching children growis like threatening the ivy to climb the garden wall.You wait for it to happenyou hurry it along with love.But still you're disappointedat giving someone life enoughto walk off on their ownand not be carried in your arms. You never turn back - not once,and yet one day they've grown apart or taller It's all the same.Polly put the kettle on, we'll all have tea.Giving love to childrenhas made us older overnight.Rod McKune"Hope is the anchor of the soul."“When (and where) love endures, hope inevitably follows”- the writerNOW LET’S GO AND WRITE THE STORY (August 2011)...so here goes...It was one day in the year 1961, whilst driving on the long journey home to Cape Town after the South African Grand Prix in East London (a city that lies on South Africa’s East Coast), that the young boy told his father that Jim Clark would one day be the champion driver of the world. The young boy was in a bad mood, because the young Clark had beaten his hero, Stirling Moss. And for the next few years the young South African boy followed the rising Scot star ’s ascending career with great interest and pride. So that the new “shooting star” eventually usurped the place of the now retired old hero, Moss after his near fatal accident at Goodwood, UK…until it too was tragically extinguished in a minor race at Hockenheim, Germany in 1968. And that night the young boy lay on his bed and read the race program over again and again… then he fell asleep and dreamt in peace. One day… To dearest dad, see the dream never died! “It is a celebration of a man’s unique vision – a vision that reaches out and shines, touching with magic the drama of life across all its limitless horizons.” “Our talents are our gifts from God… but what we do with our talents are our gifts TO God.

170 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 2, 2013

About the author

Craig has a 'passion' for writing books that tell stories about people doing positive things in this often so hard, sometimes unkind world, occasionally cruel, yet always amazing world - true stories that leave the reader feeling uplifted, empowered and hopefully even inspired.

“A good book should take you from your everyday life to another place entirely.”

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“Together, one mind, one life (one small step at a time), let’s see how many people (and lives) we can encourage, impact, empower, enrich, uplift and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials…and strive for and perhaps one sunny day even achieve their wildest dreams.”


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The various books that craig "felt inspired to write" are available at
www.creativekiwis.com


"Worst-selling writer"

All proceeds go to needy and underprivileged children –
MINE!


PPS
Don't worry about the world ending today...
it's already tomorrow in scenic and tranquil 'little' New Zealand