When the Snow Refused to Fall - Softcover

Redpath, Irene M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447741862 ISBN 13: 9781447741862

Publisher: Redpath Books, 2011

Synopsis

This is a Christmas story of sorts, although it doesn't take place entirely at that time of year. It concerns young Tom, who loves Christmas, and his mother, who has reservations. Tom makes a seasonal wish and conveys it to Father Christmas. Then he changes his mind . . . and the adults only complicate matters. This story will tell you whether or not Tom's wish came true. Reviews may be found at Lulu.com (paperback and eBook), at Amazon (Kindle edition) and at Goodreads, as well as collected from various sources at http://sites.google.com/site/imwrbooks1982/reviews (my own web pages). Sample chapters are also available at Lulu, Goodreads, Shelfari, Amazon and my own websites. Despite the Christmas content, this book is NOT suitable for young children, as it contains strong adult emotions.

About this title

About the Author

I'm an old-fashioned sort of person, so I write books set a little bit further back in time from where we are now. I don't write about vampires or werewolves or shape-shifting time travellers, never having knowingly met any of them. My stories, on the whole, are about apparently normal people trying to get on with their ordinary lives, but sometimes in extraordinary circumstances.

"Wild Honey" is a small, quiet love story involving two people who might have nothing in common, or everything. They meet first as children, then grow up into different worlds - and meet again by accident.

"A Day to Go Gently" tells the story of one woman's journey through life, as she remembers it over the course of one day, which happens to be the longest day of the year. Her story begins on a small farm and continues through childhood, leaving school to go to work, and meeting a young man who becomes a major part of her long lifetime, taking up a fair slice of the story.

"Flowers for Alys" is a bit different, and set further back in time. It concerns what might appear to be an ordinary family, although in fact the people and the way they came to live together are anything but ordinary. The events which overtake them all, leading them to unexpected endings, may be caused by ignorance, prejudice - or simply looking the wrong way at the wrong time.

"When the Snow Refused to Fall" is about a young boy named Tom, who loves Christmas and snow and all that the season ought to bring. His mother is a lone parent, a mature student and has more complicated thoughts about the whole thing. Tom makes a wish and tells Father Christmas about it - then changes his mind. That's when things begin to get more tangled than ever.

All of these are available for Kindle and in paperback. If you want to read reviews, you'll find those and more information at my web site at this address: sites.google.com/site/imwrbooks1982/home

Edition details

• Publisher: Redpath Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447741862
• ISBN 13: 9781447741862
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 181