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Curtains
A divorced woman is the brink of setting up home with her new partner. As she considers what this will mean, she remembers other times in her life when she set up home, both as a young single woman, and an older married mother. Are the curtains her mother was once so proud of, doomed now to follow her? And if they do will she once again allow herself to be trapped by their stifling domesticity? Curtains is an engaging story that explores in an amusing and deeply touching way, conflicting forces in the lives of contemporary women.
It is part of the Postcards From Midlife series, a collection of engaging and relatable stories of women at the mid point in their lives. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.
It is part of the Postcards From Midlife series, a collection of engaging and relatable stories of women at the mid point in their lives. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.
14 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 24, 2022
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About the author
Cary J. Hansson
11 books107 followersI'm a fifty something mum of three, an ex-dancer, actress, waitress, cleaner, TV presenter, double-glazing sales rep, fax machine operator. You name it and I’ve cleaned it, served it, sent it or sold it.
I write stories about ordinary people, living lives of extraordinary courage and I can promise only two things: no knights in shining armour and no flying cars. My fictional characters save themselves, as in the end we all must do.
A Midlife Holiday is my debut. Here's what people are saying:
“I haven’t devoured a book in one sitting for a long time but I literally could not put this down. It shouldn’t be so rare (or refreshing) to read about the lives of middle-aged women, but it is. Cary J Hansson handles her subject matter with authenticity, providing some seldom heard (yet much-needed) commentary on midlife. The book is compulsively readable ... funny, brutally honest, extremely relatable and a perfect summer read." SouthAsia Magazine
"A fantastic page-turner filled with humor, life lessons, and enlightenment. The book has a beautiful storyline interpreted by well-developed characters. It was also realistic and unpredictable. I am nowhere near fifty, but the midlife crisis is real. The author was also spot-on with friendships. Sustaining friendships isn’t easy, let alone managing them for three decades. " Readers Favorite
I write stories about ordinary people, living lives of extraordinary courage and I can promise only two things: no knights in shining armour and no flying cars. My fictional characters save themselves, as in the end we all must do.
A Midlife Holiday is my debut. Here's what people are saying:
“I haven’t devoured a book in one sitting for a long time but I literally could not put this down. It shouldn’t be so rare (or refreshing) to read about the lives of middle-aged women, but it is. Cary J Hansson handles her subject matter with authenticity, providing some seldom heard (yet much-needed) commentary on midlife. The book is compulsively readable ... funny, brutally honest, extremely relatable and a perfect summer read." SouthAsia Magazine
"A fantastic page-turner filled with humor, life lessons, and enlightenment. The book has a beautiful storyline interpreted by well-developed characters. It was also realistic and unpredictable. I am nowhere near fifty, but the midlife crisis is real. The author was also spot-on with friendships. Sustaining friendships isn’t easy, let alone managing them for three decades. " Readers Favorite
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March 6, 2023
This is a fabulous short story. Something so unimportant as a pair of curtains can evoke such detailed memories.
Cleverly written succinct and poignant.
Cleverly written succinct and poignant.
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