A Vision of Song
by Will Mobbs
Elevated from a life spent in the shadow of gangland fear and some racial prejudice, Rita Jardine and Mark Fallon, through good fortune, entered a new existence in a lifestyle far removed from where they had been for a decade.
Unhappily married to a crime boss, she still benefitted heavily when he was murdered, managing in time to divest herself of the whole complex, unsavoury set-up. A desire to move well out of the city brought about a total rethink of their life plan. A re-kindled interest in structural architecture threw up the seeds of hope for the massive tract of land which they set about converting from a run-down farm, into a high-end stud facility.
Rapid growth of the stud farm made possible, the opportunity for a classic beach wedding in Fiji, during which time, they are thrown inextricably with a blind teenager whom they feel compelled to help, and with whom they bond readily. There being no local specialist medical availability whatever, a return to the U.S. is inevitable. Being financially able to undertake this burden, brings it’s own problematic pressures, whilst creating immense spiritual satisfaction and unforeseen levels of binding love.
They are projected into being involved with the help they are affording the village and family of the girl together with the satisfying, but crucial commitment at home.
The young people they are living and working with have enhanced their family with diverse influence from Vermont, Aspen and Vancouver Island, ensuring constant visitors and sizeable business spin-offs.
The crucial time for serious surgery draws near and weeks of planning build the story until the climax covers fears and emotion in equal measure and we see how several people are affected.