THE BOOK

"We met in the eye of a storm, two souls seeking sanctuary. You, the Seagull, reborn from fire, painting the truth you saw in pictures. Me, the Dove, the writer with the notebook, ready to translate your world into words."

"We built a home in Leiston, a gallery for your masterpieces and a foundation for our dreams. We made promises on the shingle at Aldeburgh, swearing that love—true, transcendent love—was the only law we needed. You painted me as 'The Dove,' capturing the grey-green of my eyes and the light I brought into your studio. I wrote our book, *You Can't Stop the Sea, Boy*, giving voice to the silence between us."

"We burned down the past to build a future, side by side. I am his anchor; I am his voice. Together, we are the tide and the shore—the inevitable, crashing force of us. This is the truth of the Golden Child: that from the ashes, we rise. A true story. Told by me. A. Dove. About A Seagull with ADHD and his life long fight to survive."