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“The Barra Boy” by Iain Kelly – Book Review @BookGuild #NetGalley #TheBarraBoy @IainK_Writing #BookReview
Originally posted on Fictionophile: Ewan Fraser, a London solicitor, is a lifelong bachelor in his fifties. One day, on his way to work he spies a familiar face at the station which prompts him to make an uncharacteristically spontaneous decision. He will return to the Hebridean island of Barra to seek closure for the summer…
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EASTERN ROMANCE
‘Authentic Chinese Cuisine’ screamed the signs for the tourists. Which struck her as odd since they were in Ho Chi Minh City and China was 2,000km north. Still, it looked good. Pierce wasn’t convinced. ‘Hygiene standards!’ he puffed, wiping sweat from his brow with his handkerchief. She remembered the debonair gentleman who had swept her…
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Review: The Barra Boy by Iain Kelly
Originally posted on Rambles, writing and amusing musings: About the Book: 1982. Thirteen-year-old Ewan Fraser is sent to the remote island of Barra, off Scotland’s west coast, to stay with his aunt and uncle. Resigned to a monotonous summer of boredom, he is befriended by local girl Laura Robertson; together they explore the golden beaches…
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SIGN YOUR NAME ACROSS MY HEART
The benches sit empty now. Once they had gathered there every morning, under the shade of the tree, watching the passing cars and mopeds and the pedestrians hurrying along the pavement on their way to work. That was where he saw her for the first time, going into the store across the road. That was…
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