An Honourable Wager will always have a place in my heart, not only because it was my first novel, but because it was inspired by having a 10-year-old in and out of hospital, eventually diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and now, 18 years later, with Crohn’s disease. I am so proud of the way he copes. It’s one of those conditions that don’t show. He looks well, and that hides the turmoil inside, both physically and mentally.
An Honourable Wager was originally published as a My Weekly pocket novel which, in 2009 was rather like a small magazine. They are much improved nowadays, and are little paperbacks. Unfortunately, they only have a 2-week shelf life.
The following year Ulverscroft published it in Large Print and it became my first book! Some libraries still have it, but they’re tatty.
It was on Gill’s Blog, I think, that I came across Renascentia for out-of-print books. I re-read my first novel and decided it still had a good and relevant plot and worth submitting, with a few tweaks.
I’m delighted that Renascentia has given it a new lease of life. I simply love the design and believe the book-cover deserves to be entered for an award. A picture can tell a thousand words! You’ll know what I mean if you read it…and if you do, perhaps you’d consider writing me that all-important review?
The setting in my story is vaguely Sonning on Thames where we used to keep two goats. Cocoa and Cadbury were both male and excellent pets. We raised money for schools during Auctions of Promises – offering Goat Walking and Goat Shampooing! The goats loved all the attention.
I am a planner and avid list maker. I always have several projects on the go, short stories and novellas generally, but I’ve dabbled in playwriting. I always come back to my first love which is the short story.
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