Publishing 'A Story of Hope'
Twice, last week, people complimented me on having ‘written so many books’. It was kindly meant, but not true. There are a dozen of them – and they give me lasting pleasure – but that’s not much in ‘real writer’ terms. Where I have been additionally lucky is to work on other people’s books. Again, only in small numbers, but it is a very special privilege to have the permission to get close to someone else’s thoughts and words by publishing their book. This month Golden Duck publishing is taking three new books to the Southampton Boat Show: Scapa Ferry is an account of sailing courage, wild weather and sheer hard work in wartime; The Tuesday Boys tells a tale of foster love, expressed through sailing. It’s a heart warmer that leaves questions: How much can you truly help another person by teaching something new? Does it make a lasting difference to show another way of life? Can you ever mend the damage caused by the rejection of a child? Both these books are rep...