Palindrome

by Rae Stoltenkamp

Haddington, near Edinburgh – it's 1975. Here change is a process slowed by tradition and the luxury of a certain distance from the swift progress of the rest of the world. Robert Deed's 13th birthday approaches. On the cusp of adulthood, this teenager looks beyond a thing and sees inside it. But this birthday brings more than a coming of age celebration for Robert. He's about to see the glint of Death's scythe in the corner of his eye, even touch the honed edge. Travelling the road towards his future, Robert must solve the murder of his first crush, battle his grief, and exonerate a dear friend. Is he willing and able? Can he truly trust in the so called inner wisdom of his instinct? More importantly, will his world let him?

154 pages, Paperback

Published October 23, 2020

About the author

Rae Stoltenkamp was born in South Africa. She came to England in 1987 to visit family and liked the wet weather so much she stayed. A few years later she went on a writing holiday in Greece where she had an epiphany as she realised she should be writing on a more full time basis. After studying writing at City Lit with the poet Caroline Natzler Rae published her first novel. She has branched out and now writes poetry too.