Searching, Finding, Losing

Is physical intimacy an act of mundane habit or passionate treasure? That is the central question our protagonist grapples with in this contemplative tale. She wrestles with whether sex should be an everyday part of life or hold some vital, honoured place.As she navigates relationships and her own desires, our lead struggles to reconcile what she wants sex to be versus her lived reality. Societal assumptions and judgments further complicate her inner turmoil surrounding this extremely intimate act.Just when she starts to find clarity in her beliefs about sex as connection rather than mere pleasure, fresh obstacles arise to thwart her vision. Will she ultimately decide if intimacy is a habitual impulse to scratch like any other itch or a gift to be unwrapped slowly, a treasure to cherish?Join her illuminating, frustrating journey toward aligning sexuality and spirituality in this thought-provoking examination of physical love’s purpose and meaning in Searching, Finding, Losing.

Born and raised on a farm in Lincolnshire, the author led a restless youth, emigrating to Australia where she earned a degree in arts and social science from the University of Sydney. She went on to work in the prison system as a parole officer before focusing on writing. Over the years, her articles and short stories have been published in various magazines, many during the rise of women’s liberation in the 1970s. She published a collection of short stories, Passing the Baton, in 2012, followed by her debut novel, Curtains, in 2016.

Now living in Herne Bay, she thanks the local writing group at Beach Creative as a stimulating creative influence.