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Redemption: Moving on from the house that sat down.
Let us return to our favourite crumbling cottage in the country once again...
In this the final instalment from the house that sat down the family's incredible story draws to a close leaving an unexpected bonus in its wake. The cottage has been rebuilt and the family are moving on. However this tale holds a surprising legacy for our heroine if she can find the courage to reach for it.
An uplifting and humorous take on the pressures of family life and recovering from disaster, with additional material including 'Whatever happened to Skelly?'
Join Alice for fictional tea and biscuits as she shares the inspirational conclusion to her amazing journey with you.
In this the final instalment from the house that sat down the family's incredible story draws to a close leaving an unexpected bonus in its wake. The cottage has been rebuilt and the family are moving on. However this tale holds a surprising legacy for our heroine if she can find the courage to reach for it.
An uplifting and humorous take on the pressures of family life and recovering from disaster, with additional material including 'Whatever happened to Skelly?'
Join Alice for fictional tea and biscuits as she shares the inspirational conclusion to her amazing journey with you.
249 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 16, 2018
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About the author
Alice G. May
15 books12 followersAlice May writes contemporary, historical and saga fiction.
Her new series, The Resistance Girls is inspired by the true story of a highly trained secret army of women working undercover to protect British coastal communities during World War Two.
Having always dreamed of being a writer, Alice finally put pen to paper in her forties.
She lives in the New Forest on the Dorset/Hampshire border and gains inspiration from walking both in the forest and along the coast.
Alice also writes non-fiction, including memoir (The House That Sat Down Trilogy) and a colourful series of 'How to Draw The Alice May Way' books, suitable for all ages. She loves public speaking and regularly attends writing festivals, libraries and social groups to give presentations.
Find out more at www.alicegmay.com
Her new series, The Resistance Girls is inspired by the true story of a highly trained secret army of women working undercover to protect British coastal communities during World War Two.
Having always dreamed of being a writer, Alice finally put pen to paper in her forties.
She lives in the New Forest on the Dorset/Hampshire border and gains inspiration from walking both in the forest and along the coast.
Alice also writes non-fiction, including memoir (The House That Sat Down Trilogy) and a colourful series of 'How to Draw The Alice May Way' books, suitable for all ages. She loves public speaking and regularly attends writing festivals, libraries and social groups to give presentations.
Find out more at www.alicegmay.com
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November 13, 2019
The final part of 'The House That Sat Down' is aptly named 'Redemption'. After the angst and personal trauma of the house collapsing and its subsequent renovation, our heroine is trying to sell the said house, after much deliberation, and trying to find out what she wants from her career and life in general.
The prospect of public speaking, even on a subject we know well, fills many of us with trepidation. This part of the story provides many humorous moments. It also shows that courage, self-belief and positivity can be learned, even when your self-esteem is at its lowest.
The hopeful ending is what the story needs, its what everyone needs, who has faced some degree of adversity. An excellent story of family life and how to cope with a crisis and survive.
I received a copy of this book from the author in return for an honest review.
The prospect of public speaking, even on a subject we know well, fills many of us with trepidation. This part of the story provides many humorous moments. It also shows that courage, self-belief and positivity can be learned, even when your self-esteem is at its lowest.
The hopeful ending is what the story needs, its what everyone needs, who has faced some degree of adversity. An excellent story of family life and how to cope with a crisis and survive.
I received a copy of this book from the author in return for an honest review.
November 29, 2019
5☆ A Wonderful End To A Fantastic Trilogy.
Redemption is the third and final Instalment of the House that Sat Down Trilogy. You definitely need to read all three books in order as they are so special and each one begins where the previous ends. Also to really understand the families Trials and tribulations you need to follow their journey.
Wow oh Wow what an emotional rollercoaster of a journey for this loveable family. Just when you think things might of settled down for them, they then have to put there beloved House on the market.
So many changes and life decisions the family have to make in order to move on and start over.
I don't want to say too much as i don't want to risk giving anything away.
I have absolutely loved every single book in this trilogy.
It was so heart warming and Uplifting to see how far the family have come and battled through after so much upheaval and tribulations.
As I've said in my previous reviews what absolutely shines through is how Tight their family unit is and how they pull together, support each other and stay strong.
Once again what I loved was the light hearted humour and Wit that presented itself the whole way through.
Alice May always puts alot of thought and passion into writing her story and it simply shines through.
The Trilogy is based on a True Story which makes reading it all the more special.
I can't recommend this Trilogy enough, it's heart warming, Uplifting, so many laugh out loud moments, it's relatable, compelling and will leave you smiling and feeling warm inside.
I only wish Alice was going to write more as I'm not quiet ready to leave this story just yet!
Thank you to Rachel Random Resources for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
My Review is also on my Blog Website :-
https://dashfan81.blogspot.com/2019/1...
Redemption is the third and final Instalment of the House that Sat Down Trilogy. You definitely need to read all three books in order as they are so special and each one begins where the previous ends. Also to really understand the families Trials and tribulations you need to follow their journey.
Wow oh Wow what an emotional rollercoaster of a journey for this loveable family. Just when you think things might of settled down for them, they then have to put there beloved House on the market.
So many changes and life decisions the family have to make in order to move on and start over.
I don't want to say too much as i don't want to risk giving anything away.
I have absolutely loved every single book in this trilogy.
It was so heart warming and Uplifting to see how far the family have come and battled through after so much upheaval and tribulations.
As I've said in my previous reviews what absolutely shines through is how Tight their family unit is and how they pull together, support each other and stay strong.
Once again what I loved was the light hearted humour and Wit that presented itself the whole way through.
Alice May always puts alot of thought and passion into writing her story and it simply shines through.
The Trilogy is based on a True Story which makes reading it all the more special.
I can't recommend this Trilogy enough, it's heart warming, Uplifting, so many laugh out loud moments, it's relatable, compelling and will leave you smiling and feeling warm inside.
I only wish Alice was going to write more as I'm not quiet ready to leave this story just yet!
Thank you to Rachel Random Resources for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
My Review is also on my Blog Website :-
https://dashfan81.blogspot.com/2019/1...
November 10, 2019
The house fell down in part one, the rebuilding of the house and the writer began in the second part, and in book three many strands come together. Alice May is a painter, yet the trauma of the family house falling down and the associated disasters meant that she had a long break from the creative outlet that she loved. In this volume she is painting and creating pictures with a will, but the problem of Mortimer the mortgage is causing difficulties. Having had to take out a huge mortgage in order to pay back the extra costs of the rebuild, Alice and Beloved Husband are working to earn sufficient money. Worse still, they will have to try to sell the house which is now in perfect order in its beautiful setting in order to pay back the money used to set it right. The pressure of this together with missing the two older daughters Chaos and Logic is telling on the author, and in at least one of the time sections she is persuaded to make changes in her life. Belonging to the local Women’s Institute leads her into strange performances, and she is also thrown into the company of brilliant women who offer challenges. Once more I am pleased to have had the opportunity to read and review one of these lively books.
As in the first two books the writer’s style is witty, charming and keeps moving through the minor incidents of contemporary life, such as waiting in the Post Office queue in embarrassing company. It is genuinely funny in so many respects, as the sons, still referred to as the Barbarians, have mock fights and battles at all times. The writer’s inner voice leads her into all sorts of trouble, and reflects the advice of her loved ones to try to exploit her creative talents. She is put under pressure to do a talk to a group found by her mother, and it is her preparation and fear of this challenge that pushes her narrative. She tries to get into an exercise class but is foiled by timetable confusions, with funny repercussions. Skelly the skeleton is still very much in evidence, and it is in the attempt to hide him from potential house purchasers that Alice starts more local rumours. She is suddenly seized by the urge to write her story down, and is compelled to spend many hours sat at an ancient laptop creating a manuscript. When it is finished her daughters put pressure on her to combine her offer to the group as writer, artist and speaker, and this is the background to the present set of books.
I have enjoyed these books; Alice May has a personal and enjoyable writing style which has made for a well paced trilogy with a lot of humour. It is very revealing of contemporary family life in a realistic way, where the children are not saintly but equally not not disturbed and causing real trouble. The emergence of the author from her family is fascinating, showing a balance between the growth in independence of young people as they become adults, but also their familiar reliance on their parents and siblings for support. These three books are the story of a house, but really the story of a family which values each member and derives much humour, entertainment and support not only from a building, but also a family network that can withstand so much.
As in the first two books the writer’s style is witty, charming and keeps moving through the minor incidents of contemporary life, such as waiting in the Post Office queue in embarrassing company. It is genuinely funny in so many respects, as the sons, still referred to as the Barbarians, have mock fights and battles at all times. The writer’s inner voice leads her into all sorts of trouble, and reflects the advice of her loved ones to try to exploit her creative talents. She is put under pressure to do a talk to a group found by her mother, and it is her preparation and fear of this challenge that pushes her narrative. She tries to get into an exercise class but is foiled by timetable confusions, with funny repercussions. Skelly the skeleton is still very much in evidence, and it is in the attempt to hide him from potential house purchasers that Alice starts more local rumours. She is suddenly seized by the urge to write her story down, and is compelled to spend many hours sat at an ancient laptop creating a manuscript. When it is finished her daughters put pressure on her to combine her offer to the group as writer, artist and speaker, and this is the background to the present set of books.
I have enjoyed these books; Alice May has a personal and enjoyable writing style which has made for a well paced trilogy with a lot of humour. It is very revealing of contemporary family life in a realistic way, where the children are not saintly but equally not not disturbed and causing real trouble. The emergence of the author from her family is fascinating, showing a balance between the growth in independence of young people as they become adults, but also their familiar reliance on their parents and siblings for support. These three books are the story of a house, but really the story of a family which values each member and derives much humour, entertainment and support not only from a building, but also a family network that can withstand so much.
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