Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home
Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home

Author: Anne Goodwin

Publisher: Inspired Quill

Published: 2021-05-29

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1913117065

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In the dying days of the old asylums, three paths intersect. Henry was only a boy when he waved goodbye to his glamorous grown-up sister; approaching sixty, his life is still on hold as he awaits her return. As a high-society hostess renowned for her recitals, Matty’s burden weighs heavily upon her, but she bears it with fortitude and grace. Janice, a young social worker, wants to set the world to rights, but she needs to tackle challenges closer to home. A brother and sister separated by decades of deceit. Will truth prevail over bigotry, or will the buried secret keep family apart? In this, her third novel, Anne Goodwin has drawn on the language and landscapes of her native Cumbria and on the culture of long-stay psychiatric hospitals where she began her clinical psychology career.

Stolen Summers
Stolen Summers

Author: Anne Goodwin

Publisher: Annecdotal Press

Published: 2022-10-01

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1739145011

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All she has left is her sanity. Will the asylum take that from her too? In 1939, Matilda is admitted to Ghyllside hospital, cut off from family and friends. Not quite twenty, and forced to give up her baby for adoption, she feels battered by the cruel regime. Yet she finds a surprising ally in rough-edged Doris, who risks harsh punishments to help her reach out to the brother she left behind. Twenty-five years later, the rules have relaxed, and the women are free to leave. How will they cope in a world transformed in their absence? Do greater dangers await them outside? The poignant prequel to Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home is a tragic yet tender story of a woman robbed of her future who summons the strength to survive.

Lyrics for the Loved Ones
Lyrics for the Loved Ones

Author: Anne Goodwin

Publisher: Annecdotal Press

Published: 2023-05-15

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 1739145038

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After half a century confined in a psychiatric hospital, Matty has moved to a care home on the Cumbrian coast. Next year, she’ll be a hundred, and she intends to celebrate in style. Yet, before she can make the arrangements, her ‘maid’ goes missing. Irene, a care assistant, aims to surprise Matty with a birthday visit from the child she gave up for adoption as a young woman. But, when lockdown shuts the care-home doors, all plans are put on hold. But Matty won’t be beaten. At least not until the Black Lives Matter protests burst her bubble and buried secrets come to light. Will she survive to a hundred? Will she see her ‘maid’ again? Will she meet her long-lost child? Rooted in injustice, balanced with humour, this is a bittersweet story of reckoning with hidden histories in cloistered times. ‘a smartly constructed, engaging and compassionate story about family, humanity and 'lost loss' ALISON MOORE, Booker prize shortlisted author of The Lighthouse ‘one of the best books I've ever read … a very funny and a hugely emotional read’ ALEX CRAIGIE, author of Someone Close to Home ‘vividly illuminates recent inequalities, with humour and humanity’ CAROLINE LODGE, Bookword ‘I’m reeling from the sheer brilliance of this book’ VERONIKA JORDAN, Bookchatter@Cookiebiscuit ‘the author writes with intelligence, understanding and sensitivity’ ANNIE ELLIOTT, Left on the Shelf Book Blog ‘runs the whole gamut of emotions … one of the most memorable and heart-wrenching protagonists I’ve met’ OLGA NÚŇEZ MIRET, psychiatrist, author and translator ‘a well written, chatty book, with great characters’ EMMABBOOKS

England's Queens
England's Queens

Author: Elizabeth Norton

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2011-06-15

Total Pages: 903

ISBN-13: 1445609894

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Her story not his, the English monarchy through the private and public lives of the queens of England.

Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home
Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home

Author: Anne Goodwin

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-29

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9781913117054

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In the dying days of the old asylums, three paths intersect. Henry was only a boy when he waved goodbye to his glamorous grown-up sister; approaching sixty, his life is still on hold as he awaits her return. As a high-society hostess renowned for her recitals, Matty's burden weighs heavily upon her, but she bears it with fortitude and grace. Janice, a young social worker, wants to set the world to rights, but she needs to tackle challenges closer to home. A brother and sister separated by decades of deceit. Will truth prevail over bigotry, or will the buried secret keep family apart? In this, her third novel, Anne Goodwin has drawn on the language and landscapes of her native Cumbria and on the culture of long-stay psychiatric hospitals where she began her clinical psychology career.