Here we are again to feature our 3rd place winner this time. Such a treasure chest of talent out there. It’s so rewarding for all of us at WforW, We’re professional writers and literary reviewers so know what’s what and we’re really excited this year.
3rd Place True Colours by Elly Redding
Kate Fenton found her fiancé Saul Preston in a highly compromising situation with his assistant – just a month before the wedding. But was it actually what it seemed?
Three years later, she’s no longer so sure. Saul’s back with a new proposition – to accompany him on a trip to Majorca as his interpreter. Does she, doesn’t she?
Judge’s comments:
The writing was good, but the plot was a rather predictable. The central misunderstanding could have been cleared up with a conversation and though it is fun, and the author has wit it did feel a bit 1990s. I very much enjoyed reading it in terms of the warmth of the writing and characters and the dialogue. However, that predictable central conflict puts it in third.
Elly Redding:
I’ve always lived with a dream or two bubbling away in my head. Whether it was tap dancing to the golden ‘Oldies’, or dashing through a forest, pursued by felons, my imagination has always sent me soaring to a world where anything was possible. Only it would have been very lonely, if I’d been there by myself. So I created a hero, someone to share my adventures with and make my dreams come true.
When I’m not writing, I enjoy trying to dance and watching the waves, although not necessarily at the same time!
Thank you for sharing my world. It started in London and is now firmly ensconced in Bedfordshire. Who knows where it will take me and my family next?
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