A Story about Privilege

In a world captivated by a story he never wrote, Europe’s most celebrated and reclusive novelist lives a life of privilege. Sequestered away in a remote castle somewhere outside Düsseldorf, the truth of his famous novels origin looks set to remain hidden, until a former Nazi soldier recalls a prisoner, a girl who scribed a captivating odyssey in a WW2 death camp; a story identical to Tobias Pilferhoff’s world-famous novel, The Scent of Heaven. 

About The Author
Frances Flannery holds an M.Phil in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin, and a first-class honours H.Dip in Business and E-Commerce from The National College of Ireland. This is her first fictional novel. She currently lives in Dublin.

Writing Man

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In her life, Sandra Losty has witnessed the devastation of suicide, death and alcoholism. Her childhood was one of chaos and tragedy aided by her father’s schizophrenia, her mother’s poor health and both parents’ frequent admissions to hospital. When she was ten years old, she lost both her Father and her Sister in a domestic violence tragedy so shocking that it made headline news nationwide.  She carried the guilt and shame of her Father’s death into her adult life because of a throw away gesture related to a final act of affection by her father - a last kiss that she childishly brushed off her young cheek. As an adult, the weight of suppressed feelings and grief pushed her down the dark tunnel of alcoholism and she came to know the horror and despair of addiction at rock bottom and the subsequent soaring joy of recovery. Since then, she has worked with alcoholics, methadone users and the homeless and now helps others tie the knot as a legal wedding celebrant. During Covid19 she is giving her time to the organisation of online alcohol addiction recovery meetings every day for others who may be struggling and is fighting to remove the stigma that recovered addicts face. Here she tells her story.
Anyone is welcome to join the online addictions zoom meetings run by Sandra and all types of addiction is supported. The community is #recoveryposse and it  is an online open space where people can let off stream and get feelings off their chest. 
During Covid, online meetings are everynight at 8pm. Womens meeting on Wednesday 6.45pm. 

 Contact #recoveryhour on twitter to get in touch with Sandra.

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Frances Flannery

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