The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes

First edition, first impression. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, IN HEAVY BLACK PEN, WITHOUT DEDICATION, ON TITLE PAGE. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (£14.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks unread. 342pp. Once a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, Masha's life has been forever changed by a tragic event twelve years ago. Unable to let go of her grief, she seeks solace in the company of the souls of her local Victorian cemetery and finds peace in the ice cold depths of her town's lido. Then a chance encounter with two extraordinary women, the fabulous and wise Kitty Muriel, a convent girl turned magician's wife turned seventy something roller disco fanatic, and the mysterious Sally Red Shoes, a bag lady with a prodigious voice, opens up a new world of possibilities and the chance to start living again. But just as Masha dares to imagine the future, her past comes roaring back, Scarce signed. …