Kissed to Death by Gillian Fernandez Morton
After war ends, little Kenny lives with his granny who can't find words to explain where he has come from. He knows not to ask. His friend Gemma only knows her daddy as a framed picture on her mother's dresser. As the children grow up, they become aware of yawning gaps in their histories. They each meet a person offering shelter and warmth. But at what cost? What to do when a shelter becomes a cage? Who can dare to bite the hand that feeds?Gillian Morton was born in Wiltshire in the summer of 1944 following her mother’s evacuation to the safety of the countryside, but later returned with her family to Portsmouth. She grew up in a family steeped in amateur dramatics and would often watch rehearsals and performances from the back of a darkened hall. The good thing, she says, is that by 12 years old she had seen almost all of Shakespeare’s plays.
As an educational psychotherapist, Gillian used stories to help troubled children process their difficult life experiences. Her knowledge of the power of fiction to build understanding of real issues now fires her own writing.
Kissed to Death is Gillian’s second novel, set in Portsmouth, where she grew up in the aftermath of World War Two. It follows Bombweed (SilverWood Books 2018), the successful adaptation of her mother’s wartime fiction. She has also published a children’s book, Princess Miranda Butterfly (SilverWood Books 2022), drawing on her experience as a therapist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781800420793 |
| ISBN 10 | 180042079X |
| Title | Kissed to Death |
| Author | Gillian Fernandez Morton |
| Series | Shadows Over The Solent |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SilverWood Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-08-11 |
| Number of pages | 234 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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