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Love Home on the Road Home by Margaret Amatt #Review #GlenbriarBook15

We are returning to the beautiful Scottish Highlands for Margaret Amatt's  fifteenth in her Glenbriar  Series:Love Match on the Road Home. This latest novel was published on 3rd October by Leannan Press   After tennis star Georgie Porter retires at just thirty-one, she buys a campervan and returns to her hometown of Glenbriar, hoping to make amends for the hurts she caused to a former sweetheart. But instead of finding the man whose heart she broke many years ago, she comes face to face with his younger brother, Kerr. Easy-going and quietly loyal, high school teacher Kerr Halley has strong opinions about Georgie Porter – and there are rules about interacting with your brother’s ex, no matter how long ago she split with him. Especially when Kerr has always secretly carried a torch for her. When they’re thrown together to fundraise for a local sports project, old grudges begin to thaw, and Kerr’s true feelings come to light. As Georgie rediscovers the charm of small...
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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

Book links: Amazon Author Page   |  Author Page at Inspired Quill


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  1. Anne Goodwin6 October 2018 at 12:14

    Thanks, Pamela. Beautifully presented.

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  2. Norah8 October 2018 at 07:32

    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. Pamela8 October 2018 at 21:20

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

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