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by Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

A Short Story for a Starry Night.
When lights blossom on Tanners Mountain, three women find hope in the last place they would expect.

30 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 13, 2017

About the author

Eileen Enwright Hodgetts is a much traveled writer. Brought up in England and Wales, she has also lived and worked in South Africa and Uganda. Eileen and her husband, Graham, now make their home in Baden, PA. Eileen’s life experiences allow her to use exotic backgrounds for her novels and to understand how an adventure can begin with just one small incident. For ten years she directed a humanitarian mission in East Africa as an employee of Christ Church at Grove Farm in Sewickley, PA. and her whole family continues to be involved in Uganda through the Ugandan Gold Coffee project bringing coffee to the United States and returning the profits to Uganda to be used for drilling water wells. She writes historical fiction from Arthurian sagas to World War Two murder mysteries. The major movie "Unsinkable", currently in production, is based on her national award-winning stage play "Titanic to all Ships". Her latest work "The Girl on the Carpathia - A novel of the Titanic" reflects over twenty years of research into both the US senate hearings and the British inquiry into the sinking.

Reviews

[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kind of like a 4.75

I listened to an audio offer through the author's newsletter, but my reviews are freely given.

After my frustrations from reading novellas and shorts this past week as I attempted to get my "audio" addiction adjusted to my Thanksgiving prep and employment duties (it didn't suffer, but I did have to squeeze a couple hours in), I was pleasantly rewarded with this almost flawless gem.

Lena, Nance, and Holly were unique woman from different walks of life who united during one woman's moment of dispair. This book doesn't attempt to save the world or change views, but was a gentle reminder - we all need a candle of hope/fantasy/daydream in our darkest moments. To escape the pain and want for more.

The missing .25? Learning about Nance's problem was brought to our attention at a time too convenient, almost prompting it to feel like the author's after thought.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I stumbled on this audio novella on the author's website. I loved it. It was a quick listen while I did other things and I really enjoyed it. With faith all things are bearable.