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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Spotlight of Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home by Anne Goodwin


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MATILDA WINDSOR IS COMING HOME
ANNE GOODWIN
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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR.

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PRAISE FOR MATILDA WINDSOR IS COMING HOME:


“This book will have you breaking your heart one minute and laughing out loud the next.”-Tracey Curzon-Manners (AKA Box Office Girl)


“How long can the stories we tell ourselves protect us?  In Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home, Anne Goodwin peels back the narratives, revealing a common wound.  Told with compassion and humour, this is Zeitgeist literary fiction from a former NHS clinical psychologist whose novels not only entertain, but offer hope.”-Mia Farlane, author of Footnotes to Sex published by Viking / Penguin


“A fantastic novel, about a tough topic, which forces us to remember we are all vulnerable and we should fight to ensure that nobody is ever left behind.” Olga Núñez Miret, author of the Escaping Psychiatry series.
“Anne Goodwin gives us an authentic look at trapped lives within the stifling world of the long-stay psychiatric asylum, institutions that are disestablished now but which still cast long shadows into our present."-Rod Madocks, author of Ship of Fools: Stories From The Mental Health Front Line

“A bittersweet read. Somewhat sad yet raising hope.  You find yourself willing Matty on, to take those steps towards freedom. Very believable characters and a vivid picture of life in the Asylum. 
All who work in mental health and people who were inpatients in the Asylum should read this.”-Diana, Expert by Experience


“There's a mystery at the heart of this story which keeps the reader guessing and turning the page. The book raises profound questions about rights, attitudes to mental health and what it means to be 'home.'” Clare Stevens, author of Blue Tide Rising published by Inspired Quill
“A poignant, compelling and brilliantly authentic portrayal of asylum life, with a plucky protagonist you won’t easily forget.”-Dr Theodore Stickley, Honorary Associate Professor of Mental Health, author of Short Strolls to Destiny


“With perfectly articulated vowels and a muddled past, Matilda Windsor is a character you will want to follow home. As you read to discover how lives and generations cross, tangle, and fall away you will be captivated by an intricate story that spans the final days of Victorian asylums in the UK. Matty stole my heart. She's unforgettable and Matilda Windsor is Coming Home is unstoppable. A character-driven page-turner that makes you think.”-Charli Mills, Carrot Ranch Literary Community, editor of The Congress of Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology.

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ABOUT MATILDA WINDSOR IS COMING HOME:


In the dying days of the old asylums, three paths intersect.


Henry was only a boy when he waved goodbye to his glamorous grown-up sister; approaching sixty, his life is still on hold as he awaits her return.


As a high-society hostess renowned for her recitals, Matty’s burden weighs heavily upon her, but she bears it with fortitude and grace.


Janice, a young social worker, wants to set the world to rights, but she needs to tackle challenges closer to home.


A brother and sister separated by decades of deceit. Will truth prevail over bigotry, or will the buried secret keep family apart?


In this, her third novel, Anne Goodwin has drawn on the language and landscapes of her native Cumbria and on the culture of long-stay psychiatric hospitals where she began her clinical psychology career.


Find out more on Matilda Windsor’s webpage

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

PHOTO CREDIT:  THE AUTHOR

Anne Goodwin writes entertaining fiction about identity, mental health and social justice.

She is the author of three novels and a short story collection published by small independent press, Inspired Quill.

Her debut novel, Sugar and Snails, about a woman who has kept her past identity a secret for thirty years, was shortlisted for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize.

Her new novel, Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home, is inspired by her previous incarnation as a clinical psychologist in a long-stay psychiatric hospital.

Subscribers to her newsletter can download a free e-book of prize-winning short stories.

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Website: annegoodwin.weebly.com

Twitter: @Annecdotist

Purchase options via Matilda Windsor link tree https://linktr.ee/matildawindsor

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1 comment:

  1. Sounds good.

    Will you add it to your TBR?

    Thanks for stopping.

    ReplyDelete