Good afternoon everyone I was excited to get a copy of this intriguing book through the post over the weekend. It sounds really good a coming of age story mixed with a little magic maybe?
I’m looking forward to reading this soon. Huge thanks to @suereedwrites for sending me a copy of her book.
Out now!
Book Synopsis:
It’s spring 2020 and fifteen-year-old Molly McFlynn is uprooted from town life by her mam to live with her bohemian grandparents in rural Northumberland. Molly is furious – her friends abandon her, the food is inedible and her grandmother is doing strange things in the garden at night.
Life takes a new direction when she meets a girl in the woods who appears to be on the run. Martha is from the seventeenth century, and a life lived on the edge of society. She is fleeing from the witch finder and the men who have hurled her mother, Ann Watson, into the dungeons in Newcastle. As Molly’s friendship with Martha grows, Molly reconciles with her true self, develops a love of nature and moves away from her consumerist lifestyle.
However, as Covid strikes, and a local witch hunt takes place, Martha’s is not the only life that is in danger. Molly must stand up for what is right, help heal family rifts and come to the rescue in a moment of peril.
About The Author:
Sue Reed lives in rural Northumberland, UK, with her husband, Tim where their love of wild places and nature can be realised. They have three grown-up children and two granddaughters who mean the world to them.
Born in Worthing, Sussex, Sue has migrated steadily north and has worn a variety of hats in her professional life from teacher, museum guide, upcycler of waste wool knitwear as The Woolly Pedlar to published author. It was in 2019 that she decided to go to Newcastle University to do an MA in Creative Writing, which is where the idea for the Molly McFlynn books fledged.
The Rewilding of Molly McFlynn is the first in a planned series, where Molly will become the Greta Thunberg of the northeast of England. In subsequent books, Molly will take on specific environmental causes, each with a time flip to days gone by, and each covering themes that challenge us day by day.
Sue has a loyal following on social media and can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @suereedwrites and Sue Reed Writes on Facebook.
She writes regularly about life’s ups and downs, and with news of her writing journey on her Substack newsletter http://www.suereed.substack.com
When not writing, Sue divides her time with her husband in the garden, travelling their converted campervan or looking after the grandchildren. They try to live as sustainably as possible, leading gentle lives in tune with the seasons, growing their own fruit and vegetables. Sue also writes about organic gardening, seasonal eating and foraging at The Bridge Cottage Way.
http://www.thebridgecottageway.com
The Bridge Cottage Way can also be found on Instagram and Facebook.
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