Tag Archives: middle age

TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS – A wonderful book about second love

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Lynne

Thank you to Jillian Morton for this wonderful review. Wish Amazon would share it worldwide – Oh well, they think they know best….   Jillian Morton5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book about second loves. Reviewed in Australia on 22 … Continue reading →

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Stick to what you’re good at.

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Lynne

As an ex – many years ex – art student, I was perhaps over optimistic about designing my own book covers. We got there, eventually, Martyn & I, with the amateurish painting my department and tidying it up digitally, his. … Continue reading →

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Getting literate…

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Lynne

Persuade a friend to pledge on UNBOUND.COM for a copy of JIGSAW ISLAND at Paperback or Super Patron Paperback (EARLY BIRD) levels and receive a free paperback of the prequel, TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS (TWR), yourself. Pledges at READ WITH A … Continue reading →

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TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS…

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Lynne

“… there was something, something pretty terrible… Not just plain terrible. This was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it…” – Dorothy Parker (on turning fifty), The Middle or Blue Period. I thought TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS would be … Continue reading →

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Writer challenge: Pride comes before a fall. Up to 300 words.

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Lynne

I am to have an operation shortly and went to the pre-op. assessment recently. The nurse conducting it remarked on the coincidence that we both had the same birthday. “Not the same year, too?” I asked. “Oh no, I’m five … Continue reading →

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See Silversurfer / culture / books

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Lynne

Here: SILVERSURFER

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TERRIBLE WITH RAISINS IS PUBLISHED!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Lynne

AT LAST! Uploaded to Kindle today at 16:30. Available UK within 12 hours, rest of the world within 48 hours. And it only took 11 years… Many thanks to Sarah Stead, my lovely, talented stepdaughter, for editing it (from Wellington, … Continue reading →

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