Patterns in the Sand

Price £4.99
ISBN 0 7459 4891
Published by LION May 2004
www.lionhudson.com
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Everything’s changing, shifting – like the sand under the waves, moving, making new patterns…

Patterns in the SandTony is slowly coming to terms with the death of his mother, but he still feels alone and very angry. He can’t understand how his dad can get his life back together so quickly. Things with Clare aren’t what they were, and Gary and Tony are growing apart.

There doesn’t seem to be much to look forward to – until the festival starts, and Tony meets Jodie.

Formerly published as A Time to be Born (Published by Scholastic AdLib 1995)

‘ An uplifting and sensitive sequel to Sue Mayfield’s powerful novel On Eagles’ Wings.’ Scholastic Publishing Ltd

Coping with change and with the after shocks of a traumatic event were the themes I wanted to explore in this sequel to On Eagles’ Wings. At the end of the first book I left Tony in a pretty raw state - grieving for his mum, uncertain how he and his dad would get along together on their own, and pretty angry at the way things had turned out. I felt I needed to go back and see how he was getting on…

How sustainable was Tony’s intense first love with Clare? How was Tony’s mate Gary – always inclined to shy away from anything too ‘heavy’ – coping with having a bereaved friend? What choices was Tony’s dad making as a single parent? And where did Tony stand faith-wise – had his experiences since the first book made him more or less likely to believe in a God of love?

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