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    This summary is for the dedication and prologue sections of the book "The Flock" by Kate Stewart. [1] The dedication is for the author's brother Tommy, who speaks his mind regardless of who he's with, and taught the author that it's okay to doubt but not to dwell in doubt. [2] The prologue discusses how the author grew up believing real love stories required sacrifice and martyrdom to be worthy, based on her favorite books, songs, and movies that left her grieving for a long time. This bred a masochistic romantic heart in her and resulted in her own illness when she unwittingly lived out her own twisted fairy tale of temptation that grew more

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    This summary is for the dedication and prologue sections of the book "The Flock" by Kate Stewart. [1] The dedication is for the author's brother Tommy, who speaks his mind regardless of who he's with, and taught the author that it's okay to doubt but not to dwell in doubt. [2] The prologue discusses how the author grew up believing real love stories required sacrifice and martyrdom to be worthy, based on her favorite books, songs, and movies that left her grieving for a long time. This bred a masochistic romantic heart in her and resulted in her own illness when she unwittingly lived out her own twisted fairy tale of temptation that grew more

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    This summary is for the dedication and prologue sections of the book "The Flock" by Kate Stewart. [1] The dedication is for the author's brother Tommy, who speaks his mind regardless of who he's with, and taught the author that it's okay to doubt but not to dwell in doubt. [2] The prologue discusses how the author grew up believing real love stories required sacrifice and martyrdom to be worthy, based on her favorite books, songs, and movies that left her grieving for a long time. This bred a masochistic romantic heart in her and resulted in her own illness when she unwittingly lived out her own twisted fairy tale of temptation that grew more

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    THE FLOCK

    (The Ravenhood Series, Book- 1)

    _ Kate Stewart
    Dedication

    This one is for my brother, Tommy, who bravely calls it as


    he sees it, no matter what company he keeps. Thank you
    for schooling me that it’s okay to doubt, but not to dwell in
    it. All of my love and respect little brother.

    Epigraph
    “There is a legend about a bird which sings just once its life,
    more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the
    earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a
    thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then,
    singing among the savage branches, it impales itself among
    the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its
    own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One
    superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world
    stills to listen, and God in his heaven smiles. For the best is
    only bought at the cost of great pain... Or so says the
    legend.”
    _Colleen McCullough,
    The Thorn Birds
    Prologue
    I GREW UP SICK.
    Let me clarify. I grew up believing that real love stories
    include a martyr or demand great sacrifice to be worthy
    My favourite books, love songs, movies, the ones that
    resonated with me, have kept me grieving long after I
    turned the last page, the notes faded out, or the credits
    rolled.
    Because of that, I believed it, because I made myself
    believe it, and I bred the most masochistic of romantic
    hearts, which resulted in my illness.
    When I lived this story, my own twisted fairy tale, it was
    unbeknownst to me at the time because I was young and
    naive. I gave into temptation and fed that beating beast,
    which grew thirstier with every slash, every strike, every
    blow.
    That’s the novelty of fiction versus reality. You can’t re-
    live your own love story because, by the time you’ve
    realized you’re living it, it’s over. At least that was the case
    for me.

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