Sarah Starr

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The Secrets of Moorvale Asylum (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

The war is over. Britain is finally at peace. But in 1948 it is not only London's buildings that lie in tatters. When Juliette is committed to Moorvale Asylum her overriding memory is of her baby being snatched from her arms. She also has recall of expertly skiing through an endless mountain range. Doctor Silver favours all forms of shock-therapy and it seems doubtful Juliette will survive this. A missing patient links Silver to a murder enquiry, while he seeks help from the Movement, an illegal cell he joined before the war. Certain this ideology is the model for a better world, unwittingly he becomes embroiled in added illicit schemes. Fairies have lived at the asylum long before its workhouse days. Their Natural Law seeks to restore balance and harmony wherever possible. But without befriending children who believe, their realm faces final extinction. They prepare for the worst as these days no child could possibly discover them. One by one, dark secrets are unearthed inside the walls of Moorvale. As the story twists and weaves, the reader is left spellbound and guessing until its magical conclusion.

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To sit down and write a book is not always down to cold choice but rather a compulsion or urge that generates from within. Sometimes on a soul level, one is required to follow this need to get an idea onto paper. So it was for my story.

At ten I was sent to a school which had a bookcase in the classroom. The first book I picked out was an abridged edition of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The words flew out from the page as I read the first chapter in a blur of fear and excitement. After this I read the abridged version of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. The suspense was overwhelming! Sucked into the pages I only had to look up to know I was in the safety of the classroom. I was hooked! And I knew then I wanted to write.

During my teenage years I scored my best marks in English, but I found study difficult. It was supposed I had Dyslexia but this was never diagnosed, so I continued to struggle with my studies. I trained to become a nurse and worked for the NHS for 7 years. In my late 20's I moved to Australia but returned to England 4 years later. A further 6 years after that I was able to work part-time. This created space I could use for writing, but I wanted to write a novel. I was out of practice, slow and awkward. I didn't have a plot, but knew I wanted to write about Australia. I attended a writers group for a few terms which helped my low confidence. And bit by bit I let the story evolve. It came from within, took many years and needed countless changes, but I loved every minute of its creation. That story is Dream Time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sarah Starr
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781370271542
• Artikelnr.: 53317539