This afternoon I received a note from my friend, Lesley Robinson. We
first met over 20 years ago (is that possible?) when we were both
newly arrived in the USA from London. Actually, I had already been in
the USA for seven years, but it was a new town for both of us and it
was lovely to be able to talk to somebody from *home.* We led a LLL
Group together for many years, became IBCLCs together and joined
Lactnet together when it first started, too. Since then, she has lived
in France, in Britain again for a while, and lately in Canada.
The reason I mention all this is that Lesley has just had her first
novel published. "Sweet Sorrow, Bitter Joy" is available both online
and in paperback (details below.) The story is told by a mother, who
was not able to nurse her baby because of a grave illness, and the
wet-nurse who actually raised the child. Please take the opportunity
to read the first chapter, which is available free online, because so
many of the emotions expressed by the wet-nurse will resonate with
your own breastfeeding experiences. It is truly a beautiful picture
that she paints - I can't wait to get my book in the mail!
Warmly, norma, who has no financial interest in the book
Sweet Sorrow, Bitter Joy
Sweet Sorrow, Bitter Joy by Lesley Robinson is now available from
iUniverse Online Bookstore. Go to
http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?isbn=0-595-45871-8
What if Romeo and Juliet had not died? What if their plan had
succeeded and they had run away together? Sweet Sorrow, Bitter Joy,
set in Edwardian England, shows the young couple, with the help of a
well-meaning but imprudent local vicar, escaping to start their new
life together.
With their feuding families reeling over the relationship between the
two youngsters and the abrupt killing of another young man in the heat
of the moment, circumstances are stacked against the adolescent couple
from the start of their union. The shocking reaction of the feuding
families leaves a bitter aftertaste in the wake of the departure of
the two young people, revealing the hypocrisy of those who care more
for reputation than for relationships.
The two women of Stonewick Park, the lady of the house and the nurse,
share the tale of young love overshadowed by recklessness and the
pressure of outside influences. It is not a story of the star-crossed
lovers, but of the star-crossed mothers who must cope with the loss of
their children. In the end, it is the unconditional, eternal love of a
mother for her child that conquers all.
Lesley Robinson
20 Leonard Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1S 4T7
Canada
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