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Love Blooms at the Cornish Cottage by Kim Nash #Review #SandpiperShores #PublicationDay

  We are returning to beautiful Cornwall with Kim Nash. Love Blooms at the Cornish Cottage  is published today by Boldwood Books on April 1st.    💔 How do you mend a broken heart? 💔 Michelle finally thought she’d found love with her hot Greek doctor. But when Demetri reveals he’s returning home to care for his sick mother, Michelle’s dream future crumbles. Choosing not to follow him feels like losing more than just love - it feels like losing who she’d started to become. Determined not to fall apart, Michelle decides to throw herself into rebuilding her life in Sandpiper Shore, but then unexpectedly, Demetri’s brother, Makkis, arrives on her doorstep. Offering him a room seems like the kind thing to do… but the constant reminder of her lost love is difficult for her heartbroken soul. And the more time she spends with Makkis, the clearer it becomes: there are parts of Demetri she never knew… Just as Michelle starts to heal with a little help from her fri...

Becoming Someone by Anne Goodwin ** Cover Reveal**


I am thrilled to be able to introduce the cover for Anne Goodwin's first Short Story Anthology, Becoming Someone,  on Books, Life and Everything today. The reason I am especially fizzing with excitement is because she has done me the great honour of featuring my quote on the back cover. Wow! 

The themes which occur within the short stories I always find totally fascinating- identity, gender, sense of self. Here's a little more to whet your appetite...



What shapes the way we see ourselves?



An administrator is forced into early retirement; a busy doctor needs a break. A girl discovers her sexuality; an older man explores a new direction for his. An estate agent seeks adventure beyond marriage; a photojournalist retreats from an overwhelming world. A woman reduces her carbon footprint; a woman embarks on a transatlantic affair. A widow refuses to let her past trauma become public property; another marks her husband’s passing in style.



Thought-provoking, playful and poignant, these 42 short stories address identity from different angles, examining the characters’ sense of self at various points in their lives. What does it mean to be a partner, parent, child, sibling, friend? How important is work, culture, race, religion, nationality, class? Does our body, sexuality, gender or age determine who we are?



Is identity a given or can we choose the someone we become?

Before we go any further, here's the cover- I think it's beautiful but I am slightly biased!


 


Becoming Someone is published on November 23rd 2018 by Inspired Quill .

 About the Author


Anne Goodwin’s debut novel, Sugar and Snails was shortlisted for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize. Her second novel, Underneath, was published in 2017. Alongside her identity as a writer, she’ll admit to being a sociable introvert; recovering psychologist; voracious reader; slug slayer; struggling soprano; and tramper of moors.

You can read my review of Anne's first two books here: Sugar and Snails  |  Underneath 

You can follow Anne here: Website   |   Twitter



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  1. Thanks, Pamela. Beautifully presented.

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  2. How exciting to have your quote featured on the cover of Anne's beautiful book. It is rather a beautiful cover, and I know it's going to be a fantastic read. I am a big fan of Anne's writing.

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    1. Yes it's a great honour and such a lovely cover.

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