26 year old Indah has recently moved from Sumba - a poverty stricken slum in Southern Indonesia - to Perth, Western Australia. Arriving with her son, and nothing but the clothes on her back and a hundred dollars to her name, she ends on the doorstep of her Uncle Sam, who begrudgingly agrees to take her in until she gets on her feet. Determined to build a life for herself and her four year old son, she sets out trying to make her way in the world. Ultimately, out of desperation, and in order to make ends meet - she falls into prostitution, and thus - ends up in a world of fast money, temptation and potential danger. Can she use the industry to ignite her dreams and get on her own feet - before it destroys her? Compelling and riveting, Becoming Rachel is a story about hope, survival and the fierce love of a mother as she struggles to provide a better life for her son, and ultimately - for herself.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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