Love, Lost

By Heather King

When I lost the love of my life, the pain was indescribable. I moved just before it all happened so was away from all my friends, who although sympathetic could not imagine how afraid and lonely I was. I found a counsellor through friends and was able to express my fears and anger. He suggested that I might find a way of expressing all those feelings on paper. I did and it came out as poetry, now printed in this book. It is my wish that others going through the worst time of their lives might find comfort in the poems.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Jun 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781528968607

Heather King

I am an author with a passion for history and in particular the Regency. I have my own voice, but I like to follow traditional Regency precepts and pen uplifting stories with flowing prose, witty dialogue, engaging characters and bags of emotion -- following with tiny steps in the magnificent wake of Georgette Heyer.I live in a beautiful rural part of the UK and share my home with various life forms, including two ponies, three cats and a rescued 'Staffie' X. When I am not writing, I enjoy long walks with my dog, watching costume dramas and curling up with a good book.From a small child, I have loved to write - and dream. In my bedroom I had a wallpaper with flower-edged squares - just perfect for writing my 'news'. I don't think my mother was very impressed, although I don't recall any major consequences.I discovered Georgette Heyer in my early teens and in my opinion, there are few in the modern era who come close, let alone match her in the Regency genre. We can but aspire, as a friend once said! At this stage my writing career took a back seat when my passion for horses led me off in another direction.My debut novel was 'A Sense of the Ridiculous', a traditional Regency Romance released originally by Musa Publishing and now re-released with a new cover.

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About the Author

Graham and Heather met when they were both students in London in the sixties.

She was training to be a teacher and he was studying for a degree in Production Management.

They waited four years to get married as they had no money, then began their life together in Essex.

In the early years they moved around frequently as Graham’s career progressed and added two sons to the mix, as well as lovely friends in different parts of the country.

Eventually they settled in Lincolnshire where their sons were in secondary school. After some years Graham became self employed as a Manufacturing Consultant, specialising in the food industry. Heather became involved with the charity Home Start and also worked for the CAB as teaching became difficult logistically because Graham was away on business so often. She took up water colour painting and helped to run the village playgroup, setting up a Rising Fives Initiative which she loved.

When Graham first became ill in 1998, both sons were at university and she gave up her voluntary work to support him. After three years of treatment he was in full remission and doing well enough to return to work part time.

Those three years were very precious and they spent a lot of happy weeks travelling around France and the UK in ‘Smiley’ – their motorhome, fortunately unaware that this time would be so short.

Heather currently lives in Berkshire with a busy social life, mainly revolving around her friends, made at Rock Choir who she considers to be her new family. Time with her sons, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren is special and great fun.

She is still painting and has even sold a few! (The cover of this book is in fact one of those paintings!)

Dedication

To Graham, my special someone and soulmate

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Heather King (2021)

The right of Heather King to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by the author in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.

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ISBN 9781528968607 (ePub e-book)

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Acknowledgements

These poems would never have been published without the support of two valued friends, Tony