Last year I was sitting in bed drinking my tea listening to the Today Programme when I heard of a couple who had been married for over fifty years but their children had placed them in nursing homes 25 miles apart. Hearing this brought to mind a theory of mine. When we grow old we become invisible. On many occasions it is asthough we are not there. Walking along the road, young people sweep us out of the way. Waiting to be served with a drink in a bar, we are often ignored while the young server takes the order of another youngster.
Then as in the case of the couple married for over fifty years, families might think they are doing the right thing but the end result is often very difficult for the older couple.
With this in mind, I started to write a novel. It concerns the question of what will happen if the married couple of fifty years are separated.
Saving Grace follows Tony's plans to get together with Grace despite the opinion of his children.
I sent this to a publisher with a positive response but I have not heard from them for a while. I am not getting any younger so I have decided to self publish. It will be available in about a month.
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