Twelve-year-old Lilly had a problem. She could not take it to her widowed mother. Mum was in no position to help. Lilly figured out a solution with the help of a friend. Their answer would have life-changing consequences. Supported and challenged by her Christian faith, she overcame poverty. She endured homelessness, child abuse, domestic violence, workplace bullying, racism and cultural dictatorship. Her journey through life, influenced by her choice of career in the nursing profession, takes her from her birth country Singapore to England and Saudi Arabia before she finally settles and finds happiness in Australia. Her rags-to-riches true-life story spans six decades.