'Still You'
Claire's heartbreaking eighth novel
When those unforgettable memories slip beyond your reach, you are still you – always you.
When summer arrives in Temple Muse in 1963, the big house Aine Quigley shares with her mother, Rosaleen, is brought to life with the arrival of her sister, Charlotte home from Italy with her two children and her adoring husband.
A free spirit, and fiercely protective of her little sister, Charlotte brings with her a sense of adventure which rubs off on Aine - setting off a chain of events which will frame the rest of their lives.
From the fragrant flowerbeds of their lucious gardens, to a sun soaked terrace in Italy, Aine finds her life moving in a direction she had never thought possible.
But in her older years, when dementia threatens to steal those memories and when, with the help of her carer Georgina, she looks back on all that has passed will she regret her choices in life or will she realise that everything worked out just as it always should have?
Still You is the eighth novel from Claire Allan - former journalist, full time writer and workshop facilitator in Derry, N. Ireland.
When those unforgettable memories slip beyond your reach, you are still you – always you.
When summer arrives in Temple Muse in 1963, the big house Aine Quigley shares with her mother, Rosaleen, is brought to life with the arrival of her sister, Charlotte home from Italy with her two children and her adoring husband.
A free spirit, and fiercely protective of her little sister, Charlotte brings with her a sense of adventure which rubs off on Aine - setting off a chain of events which will frame the rest of their lives.
From the fragrant flowerbeds of their lucious gardens, to a sun soaked terrace in Italy, Aine finds her life moving in a direction she had never thought possible.
But in her older years, when dementia threatens to steal those memories and when, with the help of her carer Georgina, she looks back on all that has passed will she regret her choices in life or will she realise that everything worked out just as it always should have?
Still You is the eighth novel from Claire Allan - former journalist, full time writer and workshop facilitator in Derry, N. Ireland.
