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Rose Gregory has suffered a devastating blow, a double bereavement from which months later she is still reeling. Sanctuary and rest are prescribed by her doctor. But when she arrives at her refuge, a dank and decaying Monastery, she finds it is not the haven promised. Despite the veneer of calm contemplation, the Monastery turns out to be a hotbed of intrigue and disharmony. Rose witnesses bullying and cruelty and ultimately in defence of the vulnerable turns to violence herself. Sylvia Colley’s extraordinary understanding of a woman’s struggle to deal with grief, the denial, the anger, the loneliness, is described without sentimentality. A beautifully written and moving story.

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Ask Me to Dance

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    A Paperback / softback by Sylvia Colley

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      Publisher Muswell Press
      Published 3 May 2018
      ISBN-13 9781999811709
      978-1999811709
      ISBN-10 1999811704

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Rose Gregory has suffered a devastating blow, a double bereavement from which months later she is still reeling. Sanctuary and rest are prescribed by her doctor. But when she arrives at her refuge, a dank and decaying Monastery, she finds it is not the haven promised. Despite the veneer of calm contemplation, the Monastery turns out to be a hotbed of intrigue and disharmony. Rose witnesses bullying and cruelty and ultimately in defence of the vulnerable turns to violence herself. Sylvia Colley’s extraordinary understanding of a woman’s struggle to deal with grief, the denial, the anger, the loneliness, is described without sentimentality. A beautifully written and moving story.

      Trade Review
      ‘Sylvia Colley writes so movingly about grief. This is a very good book’ Piers Plowright, Radio 4. ‘I was very impressed with Ask Me to Dance, perfectly structured and so moving’ Anne Cater, ‘A touching and beautiful novel’ Love Reading

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