This inspiring author drew me in from the start, setting the scene for her latest book – Touching Distance. Beginning her Swindon Festival of Literature talk at the Swindon Arts Centre by explaining how her own experiences of traumatic childbirth had some influence on her, one could not fail to feel sympathy and interest as this lively woman stood up in front of us.
Rebecca Abrams
However she wasn’t one to reach in and grab you by the heartstrings just as an attention-grabbing device. Standing up in front of us she was not asking for sympathy; just sharing her passion for the main character Alexander Gordon and telling us how he: “reached out and grabbed me round the throat and wouldn’t let me go until I’d finished writing the book.”
Set in Aberdeen in the 1790s at the time of a great epidemic of ‘childbed fever’, it follows Gordan’s dedication to finding out more about it so it could be prevented.
Based on a true story, Abrams told of how she tried to make it as factual as possible – perhaps a reflection of her family of historians, scientists and the like. I have bought Touching distance since hearing her speak and can’t wait to find out more about Gordon who snared Abrams so easily with his story.
By Jennifer Ockwell, Swindon Festival of Literature
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http://www.swindonfestivalofliterature.co.uk/
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This book has proven to be quite popular, Amazon and a few other sites have already picked it up and started distributing it. The reviews have been positive as well. Does anybody have information on any new releases or future projects in the works?