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Impact: Part 1
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Part 1 of Impact, the third and final book of the trilogy. 65,000 words
Post-war, the fall-out
July 1945. War in Europe is over, but Japan is still holding out. 12 year old Bill Wilson is torn away from the emotional supports he found in his evacuation billet and must face the dirt and destruction of London. The thrill of having Uncle Ted back safe from war is dashed by his sad and strange behaviour. He drives Bill home to Wandsworth with Mother and little sister, Jill. Manipulative cousin Kenneth is about to move in with Aunty Doreen. He's furious about her romance with an American. He blames Bill for introducing them, and begins the ultimate stage of his invasion. Bill struggles to protect the what he values. He cannot keep Ted’s disaster, his own beliefs, his friendships or even his secret icon from Kenneth’s reach. Tensions rise to a climax causing a dreadful event. The fall-out will irrevocably change the lives of both boys and all around them. Can Bill survive and find a way to a worthwhile future for everyone?
Part 1 of Impact, the third and final book of the trilogy. 65,000 words
Post-war, the fall-out
July 1945. War in Europe is over, but Japan is still holding out. 12 year old Bill Wilson is torn away from the emotional supports he found in his evacuation billet and must face the dirt and destruction of London. The thrill of having Uncle Ted back safe from war is dashed by his sad and strange behaviour. He drives Bill home to Wandsworth with Mother and little sister, Jill. Manipulative cousin Kenneth is about to move in with Aunty Doreen. He's furious about her romance with an American. He blames Bill for introducing them, and begins the ultimate stage of his invasion. Bill struggles to protect the what he values. He cannot keep Ted’s disaster, his own beliefs, his friendships or even his secret icon from Kenneth’s reach. Tensions rise to a climax causing a dreadful event. The fall-out will irrevocably change the lives of both boys and all around them. Can Bill survive and find a way to a worthwhile future for everyone?
183 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2016
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About the author
Rosalind Minett
25 books52 followersA chartered psychologist in my other life, I enjoy writing about ordinary people in unusual situations, or unusual people struggling to fit in. My style is light, but even in humorous stories, there is always a dark edge.
Historical fiction: a trilogy set in WWII told from the perspective of a young boy. A Relative Invasion. Book 1, Intrusion, Book 2 Infiltration out in paperback and ebooks. Amazon Ratings 4.8 and 5.0 . Book 3 Impact to follow late 2016.
My collection of ironic short stories, Me-Time Tales: Tea-breaks for mature women and curious men, is available in paperback and e books. New edition, April 28th 2016.
Crime Shorts, a series. No. 1, updated, new cover. A boy with potential, no. 2, Homed, no. 3 Not Her Fault. Kindle only.
Two other novels (psychological dramas) are in the editing stage.
My other interests are Fine Art, Architecture, Dance and my hobby is sculpture. There's a similarity between creating characters in writing and creating forms in three dimensions or ‘cutting them down to size’.
The avatar stands instead of an author headshot. It saucily re-works Picasso's girl to show a word processor rather than a mirror. The two faces represent my serious and irreverent sides, the observer/recorder and the internal/external selves.
On Amazon I review literary and historical fiction, world literature in translation, children's books and some non-fiction. No dystopia, vampire, chicklit. When I like something, I take trouble to promote it.
I have two blogs: the quirky Me-Time Tales, and characterfulwriter, about the process of writing, where I also review.
http://fictionalcharacterswriting.blo... and http://characterfulwriter.com
Historical fiction: a trilogy set in WWII told from the perspective of a young boy. A Relative Invasion. Book 1, Intrusion, Book 2 Infiltration out in paperback and ebooks. Amazon Ratings 4.8 and 5.0 . Book 3 Impact to follow late 2016.
My collection of ironic short stories, Me-Time Tales: Tea-breaks for mature women and curious men, is available in paperback and e books. New edition, April 28th 2016.
Crime Shorts, a series. No. 1, updated, new cover. A boy with potential, no. 2, Homed, no. 3 Not Her Fault. Kindle only.
Two other novels (psychological dramas) are in the editing stage.
My other interests are Fine Art, Architecture, Dance and my hobby is sculpture. There's a similarity between creating characters in writing and creating forms in three dimensions or ‘cutting them down to size’.
The avatar stands instead of an author headshot. It saucily re-works Picasso's girl to show a word processor rather than a mirror. The two faces represent my serious and irreverent sides, the observer/recorder and the internal/external selves.
On Amazon I review literary and historical fiction, world literature in translation, children's books and some non-fiction. No dystopia, vampire, chicklit. When I like something, I take trouble to promote it.
I have two blogs: the quirky Me-Time Tales, and characterfulwriter, about the process of writing, where I also review.
http://fictionalcharacterswriting.blo... and http://characterfulwriter.com
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