Homeward Bound is my first novel.
It’s a compelling and poignant novel about age, ambition and rock ‘n’ roll.
A feel-good story about a grandfather and his granddaughter, who both long for purpose and connection, and their shared passion for music. One of them hopes to revive the missed opportunities of the past, the other is looking forward to a future career.
Its readers have said it’s for anyone who enjoys intelligent modern fiction, relationships and music.
It’s available from all good bookshops and on Amazon.
There is more about it in the blogs, and if you want to see the vast imagination of my readers, this Facebook site is where I put their response to my question, ‘Where’s Homeward Bound!’
What’s it about?
George is a recently widowed seventy-nine-year-old. He nearly made it as a rock star in 1960s,but now his son-in-law is trying to shunt him into in a care home and he is not ready to go.
Tara is his teenage granddaughter and she’s taken refuge from her bickering parents by moving in with George. George has never revealed why his music career stalled and no-one knows just how much the disappointment of opportunities missed still gnaw at him. He craves one last chance, even at his age.
When opportunity presents itself, through the appearance of a long-lost distant relative – whose chequered past should set alarm bells ringing – he can’t resist.
For Tara, living with her grandfather is a way to find her own path and develop her own musical ambitions. She isn’t prepared for the clash between different generations and living in a strange house full of her grandfather’s memories – and vinyl records.
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