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WELCOME

Published by: This is rather a long “welcome”
so I hope you will forgive me.
Thenins Books Ltd
Appt: 18900 However, as it is the first issue,
Chynoweth House, and I had so much I wanted to
Trevissome Park, Truro
Cornwall, TR84 8UN write about the front cover, I
found I couldn’t fit it into a
Editor: couple of hundred words. It will
Nicci Fletcher
be shorter in the next issue. In
Managing Editor: the meantime please indulge me
Andrew Fletcher as I enjoy the experience of
achieving the dream of a lifetime
Editorial and Proof
Reading Services: as I write my first “letter from
the editor”.
Tanya Trusler
www.editingtoat.com
Over the last few weeks Berenice Smith, (www.hellolovely.org.uk)
who has designed our amazing cover, and I have been
Cover: exchanging ideas about the aforementioned cover. Those
Cover photo is Mathias exchanges have gone up a gear in recent days; as we crawled
Anding and cover design closer to what we wanted, even though Andrew and I didn’t really
is Berenice Smith, know we wanted. Whilst we were all gaining clarity, I couldn’t be
www.hellolovely.org.uk
specific about exactly what I wanted. I suspected I would know it
when I saw it. Well BOY was that true. Hidden amongst a dozen
All rights reserved. No other options, was the fledging version of our cover. When I first
part of this publication
may be produced, stored saw it, I felt time stand still. It was as if the universe wanted me
in a retrieval system, or to savour the moment, that it screamed at me THIS IS THE ONE
transmitted, in any form
or by any means, so I could remember the feeling for ever. I had tingles down my
electronic, mechanical, spine, goose bumps everywhere and hairs standing up on the
printing, copying, back of my neck. My gut twisted, my heart pounded, and tears
recording, sharing or
otherwise, without the sprung to my eyes as I looked at the image and headline that
prior permission of packed such a punch. As I peeled back the multiple layers of
Thenins Books Ltd.
meaning, my conviction that this was, indeed, THE ONE grew.
© Thenins Books Ltd
So why did the picture of a lioness and the words “Pride and Joy”
affect me so much? For starters it has been wonderful to see the
Thenins Books Ltd are pride and joy that’s been growing with the CNBC community as a
not able to investigate
the products of services result of World Childless Week. We mustn’t underestimate the
provided by the impact that the week has had on us as individuals and us as a
contributors to The
Childless Not By Choice community. Many of us have been struggling with a sense of
Magazine nor make belonging and a sense of identity for so many years and that is
recommendations about changing. Whilst we may not be proud or feel joy that we are
them. Readers should
make sensible enquiries CNBC we are starting to feel proud about ourselves and find joy
before signing contracts in the friendships that we are forming with other CNBCers. In
or paying for services. other words, we are starting to realise the fact that we are

worthy.

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