Celandines

Fiction & Literature
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Author: Evelda Mourn ISBN: 9781458203748
Publisher: Abbott Press Publication: June 12, 2012
Imprint: Abbott Press Language: English
Author: Evelda Mourn
ISBN: 9781458203748
Publisher: Abbott Press
Publication: June 12, 2012
Imprint: Abbott Press
Language: English

Youve probably met someone like Josie Madden.

Youll have seen her avert her gaze as she hurries by, turned your head to look at her once shes passed. Shes middle aged, has a sweet, anxious face and a figure you think is far too good to waste on a woman like that. Nice but youd be wasting your time.

Right?

Mark Latimer doesnt think so. Hes lost his Frisbee in her garden, and true to his nature is checking her out. He decides hes going to be the first man to show her what its really like.

The only thing Josie loves, apart from her son, Dominic, is taking photographs of wild flowers with her old camera. That provides Mark with his opportunity. A freelance photographer/journalist, he introduces her to modern cameras and re-ignites Josies passion for her hobby. He uses this as leverage to insinuate himself in her life.

Hidden mysteries about her childhood that Josie herself can scarcely recall are revealed as the story gains pace. Helping us here are the private thoughts of her mother Belinda, lying paralysed and helpless in a nursing home.

The story is told from the viewpoints of these three people, with the occasional intervention of the author. Mark imposes himself on Josie and plays her like a fish on a line. Matters come to a head when he receives an assignment in Iraq.

Other characters broaden the tale. Marks two boozy brothers Josh and Smurf; Mary Allen, the sex siren who sunbathes naked next door; Marks Spanish stepmother Almeda, who in his teens relieved him of his virginity; and Josies ex-husband Dorian, a nerd scientist who married Josie for her money.

Haunting the story throughout is the spirit of Josies longed-for daughter, the little girl who will be called Celandine.

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Youve probably met someone like Josie Madden.

Youll have seen her avert her gaze as she hurries by, turned your head to look at her once shes passed. Shes middle aged, has a sweet, anxious face and a figure you think is far too good to waste on a woman like that. Nice but youd be wasting your time.

Right?

Mark Latimer doesnt think so. Hes lost his Frisbee in her garden, and true to his nature is checking her out. He decides hes going to be the first man to show her what its really like.

The only thing Josie loves, apart from her son, Dominic, is taking photographs of wild flowers with her old camera. That provides Mark with his opportunity. A freelance photographer/journalist, he introduces her to modern cameras and re-ignites Josies passion for her hobby. He uses this as leverage to insinuate himself in her life.

Hidden mysteries about her childhood that Josie herself can scarcely recall are revealed as the story gains pace. Helping us here are the private thoughts of her mother Belinda, lying paralysed and helpless in a nursing home.

The story is told from the viewpoints of these three people, with the occasional intervention of the author. Mark imposes himself on Josie and plays her like a fish on a line. Matters come to a head when he receives an assignment in Iraq.

Other characters broaden the tale. Marks two boozy brothers Josh and Smurf; Mary Allen, the sex siren who sunbathes naked next door; Marks Spanish stepmother Almeda, who in his teens relieved him of his virginity; and Josies ex-husband Dorian, a nerd scientist who married Josie for her money.

Haunting the story throughout is the spirit of Josies longed-for daughter, the little girl who will be called Celandine.

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