Crossing the Line (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by DBI Publishing, 2026
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Paperback. Some journeys change your life.Others force you to defend it.After years of travelling the world, living across cultures and raising two adventurous boys, Dawn Bates believed she understood risk. She had lived through political unrest, built businesses across continents and learned that courage often begins where certainty ends.Nothing, however, prepared her for Scotland.What began as a family camping adventure became a criminal investigation that questioned everything she believed about justice, policing and the meaning of motherhood.Accused of wilful neglect and abandonment after leaving her sons for a short period during a camping trip, Dawn found herself caught inside a legal system that seemed determined to tell a story very different from the one she had lived.As the case unfolded, every assumption she held about fairness, due process and institutional accountability was tested.But this is about far more than a courtroom.It is the story of a woman rebuilding her life after betrayal, rediscovering love after divorce, navigating the complexities of co-parenting and refusing to lose herself while powerful institutions attempted to define her.It is also the story of two remarkable boys whose courage, honesty and quiet resilience became the emotional heart of the family's fight.Travelling from Egypt to Scotland, from the open sea to courtrooms, from freedom to fear and back again, Crossing The Line explores questions that affect every parent: How much trust should we place in authority?When does protection become control?What happens when systems stop seeing people as individuals?And how do we rebuild our identity after being labelled by others?Written with warmth, humour and brutal honesty, Crossing The Line challenges readers to think differently about justice, parenting, freedom and the stories society chooses to believe.This is not simply a memoir.It is an invitation to question.An invitation to think.And ultimately, an invitation to decide for yourself where the real line was crossed.Perfect for readers who enjoy memoirs of resilience, travel, social justice, true-life courtroom drama and powerful stories of personal transformation. Crossing The Line is the true story of a mother whose family adventure became a criminal prosecution. Set in Scotland, it explores motherhood, justice and what happens when an ordinary woman challenges a powerful system. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Crossing the Line (Paperback)
- Author
- Bates
- Publisher
- DBI Publishing
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1919400745
- ISBN 13
- 9781919400747
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
A single decision made on the west coast of Scotland led to her arrest, a criminal trial, and a conviction that threatened everything she had built as a mother, entrepreneur and human rights advocate.
As she battles a justice system she believes stopped listening long before it reached the courtroom, Dawn is forced to confront uncomfortable questions about truth, power, prejudice and what happens when ordinary people become caught in extraordinary circumstances.
But this is more than a courtroom drama.
It is a story of resilience, motherhood, love and heartbreak. Raw, thought-provoking and deeply personal, Crossing The Line challenges readers to question what justice really looks like, how easily perception can become reality, and whether any of us are as safe from the system as we believe.
This is the first book in The Scotland Saga.
And the story is far from over.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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