Blog 52 – Book Lunch Time – Launch of ‘Blackberry Promises’ Novel. Ms Paige Turner is telling no intentional fib this bi-month. She is too busy preparing for the start of a new Creative Ink for Writers’ term, overseeing editing on the ‘Dear John, Dear Anyone …’ film and now this – read on …
Coming soon – Book Launch of ‘Blackberry Promises’ by Jan Moran Neil – Creative Ink Publishing – THURSDAY 15TH NOVEMBER AT THE FITZWILLIAMS CENTRE, BEACONSFIELD – MIDDAY – FREE REFRESHMENTS – JUST EMAIL ME FOR A SEAT – info@janmoranneil.co.uk
Here’s the Blurb:
It’s August 1959 and it’s blackberry picking time. ‘Lollipop’ and ‘Living Doll’ blare out from the juke box: boys wear natty suits, their hair slicked back in Elvis quiffs; girls are dressed in puffed out skirts – all of them with one thing on their minds …
How far do we go to keep a promise? A back street stabbing changes the lives of five young people forever and promises prove difficult to keep. ‘Blackberry Promises’ is an evocative exploration of teenage sexuality set in an era which invented the teenager.
‘Excellent and hugely enjoyable.’ Bucks Free Press
‘Beautifully crafted and thought provoking.’Bucks Advertiser
‘A gritty tale of late fifties’ life which doesn’t need to whet the appetite with recipes.’ The Stage
‘Blackberry Promises’ £6.99 and available from me or Amazon. £7.50 if you would like it posted to you.
Just one place left on the Wednesday morning ‘Get that Book out of You’ course – Creative Ink for Writers. Email me. Tuesdays and Thursdays are full this term.
I went back to the Women’s Insititute last week to teach ‘The Memory Box’. I love those women. Did you know one can’t commercially re-use jam jars any more? Where will it all end?