Intrusion, A Relative Invasion by Rosalnd Minett Spotlight!

Book Details Paperback: 258 pages Publisher: Uptake publications (June 12, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 0992716764 ISBN-13: 978-0992716769

"A powerful and compelling narrative with strong and relatable characters. (It) offers an evocative portrayal of England’s war-time home front,” Harper Collins. 

In 1937 London, there's fear of war in Europe. For five-year-old Billy, his threat comes as he is introduced to his frail and artistic cousin. Kenneth is adored by adults for his porcelain looks and toothpaste smile, but is a psychological bully. Smaller than Billy, although older, he displays the same emotions that now allow Hitler's rise to power - envy over strength, desire for new territory.

With emotionally distant parents, bullying uncle and manipulative cousin, Billy starts to stutter. He retreats into imagining he owns the precious Cossack sabre of his father’s colleague. This icon sustains Billy through Kenneth's manipulations, through separations, hardships and eventually, the dreadful reality of war. Unexpected challenges lie ahead and Billy must learn to meet them.

Rosalind Minett (writing name) trained as a dancer, gained a place at RADA, but academic life took over. She studied in Birmingham, Sussex and Exeter universities before enjoying a career as a chartered psychologist. 

The inner life of her characters determines their fate in her stories, whether humorous, historical or criminal. She relishes quirkiness, and creating complex characters, whether these are in their prime, older or extremely young.

To avoid the expected author mugshot, she uses an ironic avatar - Girl Before Word Processor - (with thanks to Picasso). Its two faces suggest her two selves, the serious and the irreverent. They also refer to the watcher and the seen, the inner and the outer person. 

Rosalind's collection of satirical short stories, Me-Time Tales: tea breaks for mature women and curious men, has its own blog where the characters do the talking: http://fictionalcharacterswriting.blogspot.com

A Relative Invasion is a trilogy about a boyhood rivalry that mirrors the tensions in Europe during WWII. 
Book 1, Intrusion. 
Book 2, Infiltration. 
Book 3, Impact.

Crime Shorts is an e-book series. Kindle: 
No. 1 Oyster: a boy with potential. 
No. 2 Homed: who is guilty, child or adult?

Forthcoming novels, psychological dramas -- The Parody and Speechless.

Rosalind lives in the West Country and loves scenery, sculpture, theatre and fine art, all of which can be found in and around Bath.

She blogs at http://www.characterfulwriter.com/, where she comments on other writing and other art forms as stimuli for writers.

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