I first wrote this poem years ago, but it returned to me after learning of the recent death of a young Ukrainian woman following a car accident. She was very close to her mother, who rushed to her side in hospital. I post it now in their memory, and in honour of that bond. NO [...]
To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part… No doubt you recognise those timeless words. Perhaps you recited them at your wedding, or heard them recited at someone else’s wedding. But [...]
As a special mid-summer promotion, I'm offering free downloads of my novel all today and tomorrow. If you take up this offer and read my book - and hopefully enjoy it - then it would be great if you could post a review on Goodreads or Amazon, or both! Reviews are the lifeblood of all [...]
Hello, fellow readers and writers! As a special summer promotion you can download my novel 'Infinite Stranger' for free from today until the end of Thursday. This is to celebrate the brilliant reviews my book has been receiving so far on Goodreads and Amazon! Here's what people are saying about my book: .......................................................... "WOW is [...]
A mother’s lost love. A daughter’s forbidden desire. A tale of obsession inspired by true events. The above three sentences are from the taglines of my latest novel, INFINITE STRANGER, to be launched later this month. And it's the last line, inspired by true events , that is the key issue. As with any work [...]
Here's a preview of the first chapter of my next novel, Infinite Stranger, which is being published this summer. On a snowy February morning in 1978, eighteen-year-old Leah Cavanagh meets Brother Matthew Haddon while on a retreat with her Catholic girls’ school. The four days she spends at Greystones Abbey in the wilds of North [...]
And now, Mother, it’s your turn! Enter Molly Williams, heroine of all my life’s journeys, protagonist of my memoir! Imagine the scene. I have just stepped inside the large entrance hall of Belle View, our Victorian Bed & Breakfast home in Lyneham-on-Sea. I’ve dropped my bags and guitar case on the floor, and am bombarded [...]
Wendy Skorupski 