SOLSTICE, BY HILARY BOYD & BARBARA RODDAM
Crowd Funded at http://unbound.co.uk/books/solstice

The image came out of nowhere, startling and intense. One minute she was shivering in the cold half-light of the foggy June dawn, the next she was surrounded by dazzling light.
Rhiannon closed her eyes against the blinding rays and heard a voice in her head shouting ‘don’t… don’t touch her!’ The scream left her trembling with shock, reaching out blindly for support. Her hand met stone, solid and rough to the touch. This calmed her. Slowly, reluctantly, she opened her eyes.

Solstice

Thursdays In The Park

What do you do if you've been married to a man for half your life and out of nowhere he leaves your bed – permanently? When this happens to Jeanie, she's furious and hurt, and determined to confront George, her husband of thirty years. Is he in love with someone else? What did she do wrong? He won't tell her. 

The brightest day of her week is Thursday, the day Jeanie takes her granddaughter to the park. There, one day, she meets Ray and his grandson. Ray is kind, easy to talk to, and gorgeous – everything George isn't. She starts to live for Thursdays. But does she have the courage, in the teeth of opposition from all sides, to turn her life upside down for another shot at love?

'tender and intriguing love story ... Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better than Trollope at jokes. But she is at her best when quietly dismantling the scaffolding that families spend years putting up to protect themselves from each other' Daily Mail.

'A warm and well-written case for love affairs in later life' Daily Telegraph.

'Hilary Boyd creates a poignant portrait of a stale marriage and the ties that bind couples together' Chicklitclub.


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Thursdays In The Park

Tangled Lives

Lizzie Delancey is happily married, in her early 50s, with three grown children. But Lizzie guards a dark secret. At age 18 she had a baby boy, and gave him up for adoption. She still thinks of him every day. Then, out of the blue, she receives an official-looking letter from Kent Social Services. Her son, Daniel, wants to make contact. On one hand she is overjoyed - she longs to meet him. On the other, she has never told her children that they have another sibling. Tangled Lives follows the effect this revelation has on her family, as, with Daniel as the catalyst, a few small tears in the family fabric suddenly gape wide.

'I was ripping through this book ... addictive' Evening Standard.

'This well-observed tale of family life is told with warmth and sprinkled with a dash of humour' Candis.

'Poignant, well observed and wonderfully written, this is a bit of a heart string-puller' Closer.

'At times, this is heartbreaking, yet is at heart a very human story about the complications arising from keeping secrets in family life' Image magazine.

'a serious and mature read that puts the spotlight on the issues of family acceptance and loyalty ... engaging and interesting' Chicklitclub.

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Tangled Lives

Hilary Boyd

I trained as a nurse at Great Ormond Street, then as a marriage guidance counselor. In my thirties I took a degree in English at London University and started a career in writing. I’ve published six non-fiction books about subjects such as depression, step-parenting, pregnancy and boosting your energy. I also wrote a weekly mind/body/spirit column for the Express newspaper and worked as a medical researcher for YOU magazine. I currently run a small cancer research charity, Survive Cancer, which promotes an integrated approach to cancer treatment. My first novel, Thursdays in the Park, was published by Quercus in 2011, my second, Tangled Lives, in August 2012. I am currently working on my third novel for Quercus.

