AN ANDOVER author has paid tribute to her twin who sadly died, in a enchanting yet authentic, lyrical tale of love and loss that reveals it self through a painting.
Author Sandra Leavesley has written athe novel called I'll weave a song for you after losing her twin at a young age.
Sandra said: “My twin died far too young. Soon after she died, I found out my mother had given birth to a baby boy during difficult times and had him adopted. Somewhere out there I had a brother! Even though my twin became a fictional character in my story she was nonetheless real to me, inspiring me with every word I wrote and I began to relive events as they might have been with information I had gathered from around the time of my brother’s birth.”
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The author has had a varied career that has offered her the perspective to write on interesting concepts.
After moving from the NHS and medical industry to sign language teaching/interpreting, Sandra now teaches yoga and looks after a city memorial museum garden.
Sandra has two children and lives with her husband, Peter, and their 17-year-old rescue cat named Widget.
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The book tells the story of Megan and when she dies, she leaves a promise with her twin Emily: ‘I’ll weave a song for you…it may take a while, but I’ll come back to you Em, somehow’. Her song threads a tapestry, spinning through a mosaic of memories and weaving into the present day, touching the lives of Alice and Jon.
The story features the Café by the Oak, in the heart of Crayshead, a Cornish seaside town, along with a sleepy tortoise, a vocal parrot, and a dog named Wellington. Emily is charmed by Alice, an old lady with secrets hidden behind the walls of a convent.
Emily seeks comfort in her art, reflecting on her childhood, and helping Jon pursue his past. And as Alice slowly reveals her secret, Emily breathes life into a painting on canvas.
Readers will be left questioning whether Megan can weave a song without leaving them all with a sense of betrayal.
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