The Blue Hour M J Greenwood

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The Blue Hour by MJ Greenwood

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Published by: Bad Press Ink

Publishing Date: 19th May 2021

 

The Blue Hour – two love affairs and two summers, 75 years apart

Damaged by a toxic relationship, Ava Westmorland flees the ruins of her life in London for a carer’s job in a Cornish village. She hopes a combination of countryside and coast will heal her shattered heart. But she has yet to face tyrannical Tilly Barwise; the 89-year-old she will be looking after. Sharp, cantankerous and with an acid tongue, Tilly is the polar opposite of a sweet old lady. She has lived a thrillingly full life of romance and intrigue – and is determined shy Ava will follow in her doddering footsteps.

Through Tilly’s outrageous antics and bittersweet reminiscences, she shows Ava what it is to embrace life. As the pair form an unlikely bond, Tilly reveals the details of a wartime love affair with an American that ended in tragedy – but not quite in the way Tilly always believed.

M J Greenwood has drawn a rich, funny, and poignant portrait of two women reluctantly bound by circumstance amid a landscape that retains a unique beauty, even in the midst of unwelcome.


Thank you for visiting my author page. I’m Melanie, a mother-of-four, former journalist and editor who specialised in features for regional and national press. I was born in Liverpool, with Irish roots and now live in a village at the foot of the beautiful Mendips in Somerset, near Bristol. The Blue Hour has been a four-year project begun during an MA at Bath Spa University. When I’m not writing or reading, I love creative gardening, comedy (live and on TV), going to plays, walking, salsa, poetry, music, family and friends, trying to get to grips with stand-up-paddle boarding and learning to sail.I hope you enjoy The Blue Hour and if you’d like to connect please go to MJGreenwood.co.uk via Facebook as M J Greenwood, on Twitter MJGreenwood@melanie or Instagram MJGreenwood_
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