Found, Near Water
by Katherine
Hayton
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BLURB:
Rena
Sutherland wakes from a coma into a mother’s nightmare. Her daughter’s is
missing – lost for four days – but no one has noticed; no one has complained;
no one has been searching.
As the victim support officer assigned to her
case, Christine Emmett puts aside her own problems as she tries to guide Rena
through the maelstrom of her daughter’s disappearance.
A task made harder by an ex-husband desperate
for control; a paedophile on early-release in the community; and a psychic who
knows more than seems possible.
And intertwined throughout, the stories of six
women; six daughters lost.
EXCERPT:
I set out the chairs in a circle. In my head I counted off
each person as I placed their seat. Terry, dead daughter; Ilene, missing
daughter; Kendra, missing daughter; Joanne, sick daughter; Christine, dead
daughter. That last one is me, by the way.
There used to be a need for more chairs. I had quite the
group running at one stage. Not now. We’ve dwindled and whittled our way to a
close knit bunch. Like a knitting circle with barbed tongues driving all the
young and optimistic members away.
I remember when I was talked into setting up this group. I
was whining away to an old colleague one day and she mentioned that I may be
helped by a support group. A support group! I “reminded” her that I was a fully
qualified psychiatrist who had once had a roaring career until I realised how
futile the entire field was. I wasn’t someone who attended a support group. I
was the one to run it.
Famous last words.
There was a crunch of gravel outside and I walked to the
window to have a nosey. Not one of mine. An elderly gent made slow progress
towards the temporary library. He swayed so deeply from foot to foot he looked
like a Weeble in full wobble.
I laid out a half packet of stale gingernuts which had
mysteriously survived in our pantry and hoped that no one was feeling too hungry.
Katherine
Hayton is a 41 year old woman who works in insurance, doesn't have children or
pets, can't drive, has lived in Christchurch her entire life, and currently
resides two minutes’ walk from where she was born.
For some reason she's developed a rich fantasy
life.
Buy her book and she'll be able to retire in
luxury. Or in comfort. Or in
just-scraping-by-but-at-least-I'm-not-in-the-office-24-7-ness.
Go on.
Amazon Links:
Author Page: amazon.com/author/katherinehayton
Kindle: http://amzn.com/B00LNUMCZ2
Paperback: http://amzn.com/0473279932
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kathay1973
Blogger:
http://kathay1973.blogspot.co.nz/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katherine-Hayton/1481785105415848
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8390059.Katherine_Hayton
Website:
http://kathay1973.com
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Hi Elaine, thanks very much for hosting me today. I look forward to any comments from your readers. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteLiked the excerpt!
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Yolanda Gamble
You're welcome, Katherine. Your book sounds really good.
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ReplyDeleteTrix, vitajex(at)Aol(Dot)com
"Weeble in full wobble" is excellent :) Got me hooked.
ReplyDeleteI'm also a Catherine (just spelled differently).
ReplyDeleteSO...no kids, no pets, you don't drive, and you live that close to where you were born?? That seems SOOOO weird to me. I can't even imagine it. I hope it's an absolutely wonderful, fascinating place. Sometimes, I worry that my neighbors are too much into my business. For you, it must be CRAZY. Everyone must feel like they have raised you! LOL.
Interesting book info
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