Lyrics for the Loved Ones by Anne Goodwin Paperback Book

Description: Lyrics for the Loved Ones by Anne Goodwin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A care home in lockdown isnt the best place for a big birthday, but Matty wants to mark her centenary in style. But hidden histories haunt her: the child she gave up for adoption and her ancestors role in the transatlantic slave trade. Publisher Description After half a century confined in a psychiatric hospital, Matty has moved to a care home on the Cumbrian coast. Next year, shell be a hundred, and she intends to celebrate in style. Yet, before she can make the arrangements, her maid goes missing.Irene, a care assistant, aims to surprise Matty with a birthday visit from the child she gave up for adoption as a young woman. But, when lockdown shuts the care-home doors, all plans are put on hold. But Matty wont be beaten. At least not until the Black Lives Matter protests burst her bubble and buried secrets come to light.Will she survive to a hundred? Will she see her maid again? Will she meet her long-lost child? Rooted in injustice, balanced with humour, this is a bittersweet story of reckoning with hidden histories in cloistered times. Author Biography Anne Goodwins drive to understand what makes people tick led to a career in clinical psychology. That same curiosity now powers her fiction.Anne writes about the darkness that haunts her and is wary of artificial light. She makes stuff up to tell the truth about adversity, creating characters to care about and stories to make you think. She explores identity, mental health and social justice with compassion, humour and hope. An award-winning short-story writer, she has published three novels and a short story collection with small independent press, Inspired Quill. Her debut novel, Sugar and Snails, was shortlisted for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize. Lyrics for the Loved Ones is her fourth novel.Away from her desk, Anne guides book-loving walkers through the Derbyshire landscape that inspired Charlotte Brontës Jane Eyre. Details ISBN 173914502X ISBN-13 9781739145026 Title Lyrics for the Loved Ones Author Anne Goodwin Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 346 Publisher Annecdotal Press GE_Item_ID:142384263; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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