When emotionally fragile Jenny Harwood moves into an old rental property with her husband Mike and their young baby, Georgia, their future looks promising.
However, they soon discover they're not the only inhabitants of the house.
Something has been waiting for them.
Autorentext
Ever since I was a young child, writing has been a passion of mine. I have studied the art of creative writing, submitted my stories to competitions and written articles for a local magazine. Over the last two decades, I've had five books published. My first was titled Simply Parenting, and then two children's picture books, Remember the Moon and Magpie and the Morning Light followed. Another Life was my first novel, then my anthology, A Place by the Sea was written a couple of years later. All these books are also available on Amazon.
The writing of Another Life was a long process, with many stops and re-starts over six years. Even when the manuscript sat untouched, gathering dust in a desk drawer for months on end, its presence always lingered in the back of my mind and I knew I must complete it. I finally reached the finish line in late 2023. I hope I treated the very emotive and sensitive topic of my story with respect and care, and again, I thank the parents I have supported for sharing their thoughts and feelings with me, giving me some insight into the darkness of post-natal depression. I believe they were the inspiration for my novel.
A Place by the Sea is my latest offering, and while some of the topics in the stories are deeply emotional, I also found the writing of them very rewarding and relatable. The setting for the stories has great sentimental meaning for me too, adding to the enjoyment of creating this anthology.