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The Resolution
THE COUNTDOWN IS ONFor Sam, Jackie and Anna, a night out is a rare treat -- a chance to have a little fun without worrying (too much) about their families at home. That's why they're resolved to make it a regular thing, and what better time to start a new resolution than the New Year?From acclaimed author Linda Green comes a festive and heartwarming short story about the importance of friendship andfamily, featuring characters from her new book THE MUMMYFESTO.
21 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 20, 2012
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About the author
Linda Green
84 books630 followersI was born in North London in 1970 and brought up in Hertfordshire. I wrote my first novella, the Time Machine, aged eight, shortly after which I declared that my ambition was to have a novel published (I could have been easy on myself and just said ‘to write a novel’ but no, I had to consign myself to years of torture and rejections). I was frequently asked to copy out my stories for the classroom wall (probably because my handwriting was so awful no one could read my first draft), and received lots of encouragement from my teachers Mr Roberts, Mrs Chandler (who added yet more pressure by writing in my autograph book when I left primary school that she looked forward to reading my first published novel!) and Mr Bird.
My first publication came when I was thirteen and my Ode to Gary Mabbutt won second prize in the Tottenham Weekly Herald ‘My Favourite Player’ competition. At fifteen I won the Junior Spurs Football Reporter of the Year Competition and got to report on a first division football match from the press box at White Hart Lane (I got lots of funny looks and none of the journalists spoke to me.)
At sixteen I embarked on ‘A’ levels and a journalism course at De Havilland College, Hertfordshire, and my college magazine interview about football hooliganism with local MP and football club chairman David Evans made a double page spread in Shoot! magazine (they never paid me) and back page headlines in several national newspapers (only a nice man at the Daily Star bothered to check the story with me).
I joined my local newspaper, the Enfield Gazette, as a trainee reporter at eighteen. During a ten year career in regional journalism I worked as a reporter on the Birmingham Daily News, news editor on the Birmingham Metro News and Chief Feature Writer on the Coventry Evening Telegraph, winning Highly Commended in the Feature Writer of the Year category of the 1997 Press Gazette Regional Press Awards.
I loved working on regional newspapers but by 1998 my features were getting too long and the urge to write a novel had become too great so I left my staff job to write my first novel and work as a freelance journalist. I have written for The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Times Educational Supplement, The Big Issue, Wanderlust and Community Care Magazine. I’ve also had a short story published in Best magazine
I found the writing and working from home a very solitary process so also worked as co-ordinator of the Birmingham Bureau of Children’s Express, a national charity which runs a learning through journalism programme for young people and taught journalism to schoolchildren for the National Academy of Writing. After I moved north in 2001 I qualified as an adult education tutor and taught creative writing classes to students aged between 18 and 82 for the Workers Educational Association across Calderdale, West Yorkshire.
After more than a hundred rejections from agents for my first novel (and more rewrites than I care to remember) I finally got an agent but still couldn’t get a publisher. I started work on my second novel I DID A BAD THING in 2003, finished the first draft and gave birth to my son Rohan in 2004, rewrote the novel and got a new agent in 2005, obtained a two-book deal with Headline Review in 2006.
I Did a Bad Thing was published in paperback in October 2007, made the top thirty official fiction bestsellers list (and number 3 in Tesco!) and has so far sold more than 77,000 copies. 10 Reasons Not to Fall in Love was published in paperback in March 2009, reached no 22 in the official fiction bestseller charts (and no 4 in Tesco) and has so far sold more than 80,000 copies. Both novels were also long-listed for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award.
Following the success of my first two novels I got another two-book deal from Headline Review, with Things I Wish I'd Known being the first of these. I am currently working on my fourth novel.
I enjoy travelling.
My first publication came when I was thirteen and my Ode to Gary Mabbutt won second prize in the Tottenham Weekly Herald ‘My Favourite Player’ competition. At fifteen I won the Junior Spurs Football Reporter of the Year Competition and got to report on a first division football match from the press box at White Hart Lane (I got lots of funny looks and none of the journalists spoke to me.)
At sixteen I embarked on ‘A’ levels and a journalism course at De Havilland College, Hertfordshire, and my college magazine interview about football hooliganism with local MP and football club chairman David Evans made a double page spread in Shoot! magazine (they never paid me) and back page headlines in several national newspapers (only a nice man at the Daily Star bothered to check the story with me).
I joined my local newspaper, the Enfield Gazette, as a trainee reporter at eighteen. During a ten year career in regional journalism I worked as a reporter on the Birmingham Daily News, news editor on the Birmingham Metro News and Chief Feature Writer on the Coventry Evening Telegraph, winning Highly Commended in the Feature Writer of the Year category of the 1997 Press Gazette Regional Press Awards.
I loved working on regional newspapers but by 1998 my features were getting too long and the urge to write a novel had become too great so I left my staff job to write my first novel and work as a freelance journalist. I have written for The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Times Educational Supplement, The Big Issue, Wanderlust and Community Care Magazine. I’ve also had a short story published in Best magazine
I found the writing and working from home a very solitary process so also worked as co-ordinator of the Birmingham Bureau of Children’s Express, a national charity which runs a learning through journalism programme for young people and taught journalism to schoolchildren for the National Academy of Writing. After I moved north in 2001 I qualified as an adult education tutor and taught creative writing classes to students aged between 18 and 82 for the Workers Educational Association across Calderdale, West Yorkshire.
After more than a hundred rejections from agents for my first novel (and more rewrites than I care to remember) I finally got an agent but still couldn’t get a publisher. I started work on my second novel I DID A BAD THING in 2003, finished the first draft and gave birth to my son Rohan in 2004, rewrote the novel and got a new agent in 2005, obtained a two-book deal with Headline Review in 2006.
I Did a Bad Thing was published in paperback in October 2007, made the top thirty official fiction bestsellers list (and number 3 in Tesco!) and has so far sold more than 77,000 copies. 10 Reasons Not to Fall in Love was published in paperback in March 2009, reached no 22 in the official fiction bestseller charts (and no 4 in Tesco) and has so far sold more than 80,000 copies. Both novels were also long-listed for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award.
Following the success of my first two novels I got another two-book deal from Headline Review, with Things I Wish I'd Known being the first of these. I am currently working on my fourth novel.
I enjoy travelling.
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May 23, 2020
Sam, Jackie and Anna, a night out is a rare treat not having to worry about their families at home. That’s why they are resolved to make it a regular thing. A short story to introduce the characters for Mummyfesto.
January 8, 2019
Meh...a little warmup for her book mummyfesto...not keen. Don't think I'll bother with the book.
April 13, 2020
Not for me
Found this short story rather pointless and not enjoyable
Maybe I’m not a short story reader but characters had no depth
Found this short story rather pointless and not enjoyable
Maybe I’m not a short story reader but characters had no depth
October 9, 2020
Lovely little light hearted read about friendship, family and doing what makes you happy
May 5, 2023
Nice story of friends connecting but too short on depth or detail and no major drama or twist at the end.
December 29, 2025
I always say the same when reading a short story I’ve enjoyed - wouldn’t it be good to find out more about these characters. For once I can. These characters continue their story in the Mummyfesto.
November 15, 2025
A beautiful festive short story to start the Christmas season. Only 21 pages on my kindle so just right for a cup of tea and enjoy a novel by the wonderful Author Linda Green.
April 30, 2014
I'm listening to The Mummyfesto at the moment, saw this was the 'prequel' to it and decided to try it (free on Kindle, so why not?).
It's very short. Only 20 or so pages. And gives a little background detail, fleshing out the story of The Mummyfesto in a couple of scenes that take place the month before the book begins.
For those not familiar with the book, I'm not sure how tempting a house scene and dinner scene will be, but for those familiar with Green's book, it does give useful background detail into the relationship between the three women protagonists and their own families.
Not much more to say. I'm enjoying the Mummyfesto, not sure this is the best 'taster' for it, but it was worth a quick read for the price :)
It's very short. Only 20 or so pages. And gives a little background detail, fleshing out the story of The Mummyfesto in a couple of scenes that take place the month before the book begins.
For those not familiar with the book, I'm not sure how tempting a house scene and dinner scene will be, but for those familiar with Green's book, it does give useful background detail into the relationship between the three women protagonists and their own families.
Not much more to say. I'm enjoying the Mummyfesto, not sure this is the best 'taster' for it, but it was worth a quick read for the price :)
January 10, 2013
A lovely snap shot of 3 woman's new year meal out. All 3 have different lives and different back grounds but their children go to the same school and so the women meet at the school gates. This is a lovely account of how friendship starts an grows into a lifetime friendship. This story certainly made me think of friends I've had over the years.
September 20, 2013
Three women resolve to create some ‘me’ time for themselves and go out for a meal on New Year’s Day. Naturally this involves them in some negotiation with their families and how they tackle these negotiations makes for an interesting story.
This short story gives a flavour of the author’s novel ‘The Mummyfesto’ and if you like the characters in the ‘The Resolution’ you may well enjoy the novel
This short story gives a flavour of the author’s novel ‘The Mummyfesto’ and if you like the characters in the ‘The Resolution’ you may well enjoy the novel
March 18, 2014
I must have been living under a rock as I had no idea there was a prequel to THE MUMMYFESTO, one of the most powerful and inspiring women's fiction novels I've read. As with so many short story THE RESOLUTION doesn't leave a lot of space for characterization or plot development, but as I was already familiar with the women this was okay. It was a sweet and hopeful little addition to the book.
May 24, 2016
The Resolution is the prequel to The Mummyfesto novel.
It is only a short story at 22 pages so literally took me no time to read.
The short story gives us an introduction to the main characters that appear in the full novel and it certainly left me wanting to know more about them and their lives.
I haven't read The Mummyfesto yet but look forward to getting round to reading it.
It is only a short story at 22 pages so literally took me no time to read.
The short story gives us an introduction to the main characters that appear in the full novel and it certainly left me wanting to know more about them and their lives.
I haven't read The Mummyfesto yet but look forward to getting round to reading it.
March 1, 2013
A short sweet novella - and of course only a taster for The Mummyfesto, which I suppose I am now going to have to buy - my credit card hates me. I loved the Yorkshire vernacular - it took me right back to my grandmother who was a Yorkshire lass through and through.
January 26, 2014
This book was ok, the writing was pretty engaging, but nothing really happened in this short novella. It was though, I believe a sort of prequel to greens next book the manifesto, which I've already put on my wish list
January 6, 2015
THE Resolution was a nice little added extra, but it's definitely worth reading the book - The Mummyfesto, first.
It was nice visiting with the character's again before I move on and see what else Linda Green has to offer.
It was nice visiting with the character's again before I move on and see what else Linda Green has to offer.
May 22, 2015
It was alright but I bought it without realising it wasn't a standalone read. I haven't read the book it is a prequel to...and this did nothing to encourage my interest. I don't think it was because it was particularly bad, just not my cup of tea!
May 17, 2015
Very short story, the prequel to The Mummyfesto which I am starting now. This was ok as a taster, I hope the book is as good.
May 9, 2016
Nice short story
Its a very short story about a group of ladies and about making new year resolutions and how the simplest are the most important.
Its a very short story about a group of ladies and about making new year resolutions and how the simplest are the most important.
December 29, 2016
This short story definitely left me ready to read more. I suppose I should pop over and buy the Mummyfesto
June 25, 2014
I enjoyed this, I'm looking forward to Mummyfesto
June 25, 2014
I enjoyed this book looking foraward to reading Mummyfesto and reading about the characters
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