Another wet week in Wales, no wonder it’s so green here…… Thanks as always to our fairy blogmother Rochelle and this week’s thanks for the photo prompt, go to the sometimes poetic always interesting CE Ayr
Copyright CE Ayr
Genre: Fiction
Word Count: 100
Grace
Grace shielded her eyes against the glare. At the end of the track stood the white-washed farmhouse they’d been searching for. Forty years ago, for reasons that were inescapable, she had turned away from Jack and married Edward. She had kept their secret all this time, until Edward’s death set her free.
In the lavender fields of France, the powerful scent calmed her nerves. The long journey was almost over. Grace saw someone on a tractor in the distance and a moment of panic gripped her, she started to shake.
Amy gently took her hand,’go on gran, it will alright’
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Oh I have a feeling that things will change from now… At least she will know.
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Yes, eventually it all ends well. Thanks Björn
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Dear Dee,
Beautiful descriptions that set the stage for a sweet tale of love lost and re-found. I can only guess at Grace’s secret. Always leave ’em wanting more…you’ve done just that.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Thank you for your kind comments. Grace is the main character of the novel I started two years ago – I got stuck just after starting as I hadn’t thought it through properly, I was in a rush but thought I would get there.
Today, the beginning and the end are written. I know my characters and I just have to knuckle down and write the middle bit. Some will find it odd I’m sure, but breaking it down into beginning,middle and end seems to be working for me now.
Best wishes
Dee
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Lovely. “In the lavender fields of France, the powerful scent calmed her nerves.” This sentence took me back to a walk we did with the Wayfarers through Provence. Lavendar fields are truly beautiful and the scent delicious and calming.
Gran…..will he be ready to meet her again after all these years????
Well penned.
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Thank you Lillian. Eventually there is a happy ending, pleased you liked this.
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I think I lost my comment in the posting. I liked this, and wondered whether the reasons were inescapable or inexplicable. But it’s looking optimistic now. Nicely done
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At the time of her marriage, Grace felt there was no escape and had to go through with it. I have been working on this on and off for the past 2 years. Things started well, but I was in too much of a rush and didn’t think things through, didn’t get to know my characters. As I mentioned to Rochelle, the beginning and end are written and I just have to write the middle bit – I do make things difficult for myself 🙂
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You painted a beautiful picture with your words. What a tender piece.
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Thank you Keith, I appreciate your comments.
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I adore a story of love in later years, and this one is lovely.
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Me too, thank you for reading and for your kind comments
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It’s a really inciting story and I am looking forwards to reading the novel.
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Thanks for reading Martin, pleased you liked it. Hopefully the novel will get finished…
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I wonder what she’ll find, I hope it’s love… it’s a beautiful atmosphere you created here.
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There is a happy ending, it takes a while, but they get there in the end, Thanks for your lovely comment gah, much appreciated.
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I hope Jack remembers her. I like the mystery surrounding why she married Edward – ‘inescapable’ is such an interesting adjective for such a situation.
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I think he will remember and thank you for reading
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I wonder if old Jack will still be interested? At least the granddaughter seems to be on board with the idea of grandma rekindling an old flame.
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Yes, I think so. Amy just wants Grace to be happy and I think the idea of ‘lost love’ is so appealing. Thanks for reading Russ 🙂
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Lovely story, Dee. I hope you have success with your book. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thank you Suzanne. I hope to finish it, perhaps once I have retired there will be more time…
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