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A Day to Go Gently
This book tells the story of one woman's life, as she remembers it on one day.
She has lived long enough to be daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, but today is alone with her memories. Many of these memories centre on her long years of love for one man, and his for her.
It is the longest day of the year.
I wrote this book quite quickly, earlier this year (2010). I had been working on something else when a voice came into my head and began to tell me this story.
I wrote it down - and this is the result.
As with all of my fiction, there are no real people in it! Or at least none that I know of.
I hope you'll enjoy reading the book.
She has lived long enough to be daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, but today is alone with her memories. Many of these memories centre on her long years of love for one man, and his for her.
It is the longest day of the year.
I wrote this book quite quickly, earlier this year (2010). I had been working on something else when a voice came into my head and began to tell me this story.
I wrote it down - and this is the result.
As with all of my fiction, there are no real people in it! Or at least none that I know of.
I hope you'll enjoy reading the book.
110 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 10, 2010
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About the author
Irene M. Redpath
16 books23 followersI have several books in print, but they're a mixed bunch!
I have some on family history, one on the history of a church and community in the Scottish Borders, and some fiction and poetry. So I don't seem to fit into any particular genre - I write what takes my fancy and / or comes into my head at the time.
Six are now available at Amazon, in Kindle format, or at Lulu.com in paperback or e-editions:
St James the Less, Penicuik 1882 - 1982 (non-fiction)
"St James the Less" is a history, very local, but very thoroughly researched, with lots of pictures old and new. There's a good amount of social history in there, I think, along with the ecclesiastical content.
Wild Honey (2009) (fiction - about people but not a romance, I'm told. No HEA!)
"Wild Honey" may be my favourite, if I'm allowed to have a favourite, and I still read it and am still surprised by it. One particular section makes the hair on the back of my neck prickle every time I reach it! This one was written in two halves, over twenty years apart.
A Day to Go Gently (2010) (fiction - a woman's memories of her life, from childhood on a farm through love and marriage to old age.)
"A Day to Go Gently", by contrast, was written quite quickly a couple of years ago, simply because every time I put down my keyboard, the next bit would begin to write itself into my head. It's not a perfect book, but I'm not ashamed of it. And I think it displays the heroine's own character in its imperfections.
All are quite short, portable and I hope are good to read. The next three have all been offered as Goodreads Giveaways, and attracted favourable reviews.
"Flowers for Alys" (2010) is a story set further back into the past, in a time when life was simpler and more deadly. It's now available from Amazon for the Kindle, but can be found at Lulu as a paperback or an e-Book, like the others.
"When the Snow Refused to Fall" was published in 2011, and tells a story filled with the magic and the beauty of Christmas, but with a darker undertone. It's a tale for grown-ups, although young Tom, aged six, takes a major part.
My latest book is "In the Image of Ravenna" (2012). This one tells a more complex tale, or rather it tells two at once, with the stories each taking a place and then stepping back to let the other take its turn. It involves history, painting and drawing, research and more. Things which are important in my own life, really.
More details of the above can be found here at Goodreads. For my other books, look me up at lulu or amazon, or my own website.
Thanks for putting up with me, and reading this far! ;-)
I have some on family history, one on the history of a church and community in the Scottish Borders, and some fiction and poetry. So I don't seem to fit into any particular genre - I write what takes my fancy and / or comes into my head at the time.
Six are now available at Amazon, in Kindle format, or at Lulu.com in paperback or e-editions:
St James the Less, Penicuik 1882 - 1982 (non-fiction)
"St James the Less" is a history, very local, but very thoroughly researched, with lots of pictures old and new. There's a good amount of social history in there, I think, along with the ecclesiastical content.
Wild Honey (2009) (fiction - about people but not a romance, I'm told. No HEA!)
"Wild Honey" may be my favourite, if I'm allowed to have a favourite, and I still read it and am still surprised by it. One particular section makes the hair on the back of my neck prickle every time I reach it! This one was written in two halves, over twenty years apart.
A Day to Go Gently (2010) (fiction - a woman's memories of her life, from childhood on a farm through love and marriage to old age.)
"A Day to Go Gently", by contrast, was written quite quickly a couple of years ago, simply because every time I put down my keyboard, the next bit would begin to write itself into my head. It's not a perfect book, but I'm not ashamed of it. And I think it displays the heroine's own character in its imperfections.
All are quite short, portable and I hope are good to read. The next three have all been offered as Goodreads Giveaways, and attracted favourable reviews.
"Flowers for Alys" (2010) is a story set further back into the past, in a time when life was simpler and more deadly. It's now available from Amazon for the Kindle, but can be found at Lulu as a paperback or an e-Book, like the others.
"When the Snow Refused to Fall" was published in 2011, and tells a story filled with the magic and the beauty of Christmas, but with a darker undertone. It's a tale for grown-ups, although young Tom, aged six, takes a major part.
My latest book is "In the Image of Ravenna" (2012). This one tells a more complex tale, or rather it tells two at once, with the stories each taking a place and then stepping back to let the other take its turn. It involves history, painting and drawing, research and more. Things which are important in my own life, really.
More details of the above can be found here at Goodreads. For my other books, look me up at lulu or amazon, or my own website.
Thanks for putting up with me, and reading this far! ;-)
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October 31, 2010"A Day to Go Gently" was written quite quickly a few months ago, simply because every time I put down my keyboard, the next bit would begin to write itself into my head.
It's not a perfect book, but I'm not ashamed of it. And I think it displays the heroine's own character in its imperfections.
It tells the story of one woman's journey through life, from her childhood on a farm through love and marriage to old age. Inevitably she dwells on her long relationship with one man - and inevitably, there are ups and downs along the way.
There are joys and sorrows, triumphs and tragedies, but I think the ending could be called happy.
This is a book intended for adults, and does contain scenes of love-making.
It's not a perfect book, but I'm not ashamed of it. And I think it displays the heroine's own character in its imperfections.
It tells the story of one woman's journey through life, from her childhood on a farm through love and marriage to old age. Inevitably she dwells on her long relationship with one man - and inevitably, there are ups and downs along the way.
There are joys and sorrows, triumphs and tragedies, but I think the ending could be called happy.
This is a book intended for adults, and does contain scenes of love-making.
July 11, 2012
This gentle tale is of someone writing their life's diary on a warm summer day. The early parts of innocence and youth brought a smile to my face. And then we seemed to rush through the married years, pausing occasionally to reflect on key events, and the odd twist, such is life !
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