Linnou

Linnou's life has been one of constant change; from her early years mainly in rural Norfolk during the last war to marriage to a regular soldier at the age of 20 and the ups and downs of Service life. Evacuated out of Egypt during the canal zone riots of 1951, followed by 3 years in Singapore and a tour in Ghana abruptly terminated in the 1960’s by Kwame Nkrumah. Each of her children being born in a different place.

Divorced in her early forties with the children to support an accident injury curtails life to survival on disability allowance and a small pension. Nevertheless after a total of over sixty house moves she is now happily settled in in the south of France. As she says, “Life has been a patchwork of changing colours, some bright, some dark, but never boring,” – which aptly sums up the trilogy. Written as her memoirs The Patchwork Years 1 and 2 and 3 are available.

The Patchwork Years trilogy has been compared favourably with Catherine Cookson.

Reflections is a collection of short stories by an octogenarian over a long journey with many turnings, some taken, some not, all with something to be learned. And still learning ...

This collection includes thought provoking stories such as :

“The Old Soldier”, a forecast of the UK in the very near future? - and

“Butterfly” - a moving description of the death from cancer of a young wife

The In-Between Years : As the River Flows is an account of a period in the author's life not covered by her previous books 'The Patchwork Years' trilogy. Told 'not to tell' so many times as she now says. "We all have a road to travel and a tale to tell no matter how long it takes. I thought people would not believe me if I told this one before but people are changing and their outlook and horizons broadening." Read this tale of a love whose poignancy opens a door that spans the ages and life and death and decide for yourself. But as you do remember this - "Unconditional love knows no boundaries, not in this life nor any other."

Grandma's Book of Home Made Rhymes is a collection of, as it suggests, rhymes written by the author for children of all ages, including those who forgot to grow up!