Hello
Wendy, thank you so much for your invitation to appear on your fabulous Blog to
talk about my latest baby, The Wendy House.
You
asked what inspired me to write my latest book. Like all my other books the
root of an idea for a story often comes from talking to other people. The
concept for The Wendy House came after meeting with a lady some years ago. Whilst
my other books are emotional with tear jerking moments, The Wendy House is a
dark story and provokes a plethora of emotions.
A
few years ago I met a lady who told me about what had happened to her during
her childhood and how those events changed her life forever. She asked me to consider writing a story
about what she had had to suffer and endure, but wanted my story and all the
characters to be fiction. She had her reasons for this and I respected them. It
was heart breaking to listen as she recounted those years and what she told me
will live with me forever. The Wendy
House was not the easiest of stories to write, and I did wonder at times if I
should not only not finish it, but not publish it, but I was encouraged to do
both. Sometimes, maybe, we have to step out of our comfort zone and write about
something that shocks and upsets in the hope it can, in some small way, change
things.
Blurb for The
Wendy House
When Nicola changes
overnight from a bright, happy young child into a sullen, rebellious girl,
ceasing to show interest in anything or anyone around her, her parents struggle
to understand why. As she develops into a difficult, troubled, hostile teenager
they put it down to hormones, believing it will pass. Yet Nicola goes from bad
to worse and no matter how much her mother tries to reach out to her, it seems
she is hell bent on self-destruction. When she leaves home at seventeen,
rushing into the arms of a man ten years her senior and quickly becoming
pregnant, her despairing mother almost gives up on her. A decade later, the
events that stole Nicola’s childhood and changed the course of her life
threaten finally to destroy her. She knows if she is to cling on to her sanity
she must tell her mother the dreadful secret she has carried all these years,
but her fear that she will be met with disbelief, hostility and branded an evil
liar drives her to the edge.
A heart-rending story of
betrayal, secrets and gripping fear.
Publication
Date: Saturday 3rd September
Genre:
Women’s Fiction / Family-Noir
The Wendy
House is available in Kindle on all Amazon sites including
And will be
available in paperback very soon.
A little
about Pauline
I am from Yorkshire, but have lived in several different locations including, Suffolk, Surrey and Holland. Today, I live on one of the beautiful volcanic islands of the Canary Isles with my husband and our two gorgeous rescue doggies.
Years ago I gained a BA (Hons) degree from the Open University, today I spend my time writing fiction. I have six books published, plus a 20 minute short festive story.
My passion is to write about events that happen in life and change everything for those involved as well as those caught up in the maelstrom. I want my characters to sit at your side, steal your attention and sweep you up in their story. Stories that will bring tears to your eyes, have you laughing out loud and sometimes, what they share with you, will stay in your hearts for a very long time.
Twitter:
@paulinembarclay
Instagram:
@paulinebarclay
Thank you so much for having me here today. xxx
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