Chantal M. Simons, known as Shawnette previously, hails from the breathtaking island of Bermuda—a place of natural beauty that contrasts with the deep personal battles she has faced. Growing up in a challenging environment marked by hardship and adversity, Chantal’s childhood was far from easy. Yet these experiences became the crucible that forged her unshakable spirit.

At the age of twenty-six, Chantal Simons, born and raised in the Netherlands, can no longer contain her adventurous spirit. Having seen enough of everyday life, she makes the bold decision to take to the roads of the vast Australian continent on her 250CC motorbike, lovingly known as the ‘Chook Chaser’. Starting her travels in Perth, Chantal heads east in the company of her father. After crossing the Nullarbor together the pair split up and Chantal continues her odyssey alone, ridi...

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The venerable book was lying, there, among the sand waves caused by the shock. The child lifted it up with difficulty, its pages so heavy with water, salt, shells, and seaweed and grass strips. When the sun had drawn the smallest drop from the book, then, the book whispered in its crumpled paper tongue:"I am an old book. I am an old and exhausted picture book,smoothed by so many hands that my colors are peeling off... You will be the one, child of the du...

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