These Years - Skinner, R. N. F.
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When Greg, a professional artist, visits American relatives, he triggers a crush in 12-year-old Ruth. An aspiring artist herself, she dreams he will be so impressed by her talent that he will fall in love with her, but happiness at being in his company is clouded by knowing he is about to return to England. She may never see him again. School friends both tease and encourage Ruth, but her family, except for a sympathetic aunt, are oblivious to the joy and anguish of young love. These few momentous days in Ruth's life rush to a denouement in the last hours of Greg's visit. A touching account of…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
When Greg, a professional artist, visits American relatives, he triggers a crush in 12-year-old Ruth. An aspiring artist herself, she dreams he will be so impressed by her talent that he will fall in love with her, but happiness at being in his company is clouded by knowing he is about to return to England. She may never see him again. School friends both tease and encourage Ruth, but her family, except for a sympathetic aunt, are oblivious to the joy and anguish of young love. These few momentous days in Ruth's life rush to a denouement in the last hours of Greg's visit. A touching account of one girl starting her journey into adolescence. The consequences on her later life of her crush will be recounted in two further novellas, These Years: 1986 and These Years: 1991.
Autorenporträt
R.N.F. (RICHARD) SKINNER is a scientist through education, a writer by inclination, and a mental health worker (now retired) for remuneration. He has published several collections of poetry (as Richard Skinner), and three works of fiction: a novel, Still Crazy... (SilverWood 2020), a collection of short stories and comedy sketches, After All... (SilverWood 2022), and the novella These Years: 1973 (SilverWood 2024), to which the current work is a sequel. He has also composed lyrics for a range of songs including the Christmas musical Bethlehem!As well as being a member of the famous Footlights club while an undergraduate at Cambridge University, he also co-founded and performed extensively with the cabaret-revue team Seventh Sense. He continues to write and perform sketch-based comedy.Though a Londoner by upbringing, he has lived in Exeter for many years. He is a qualified social worker, and in 2012 he was awarded a doctorate from Exeter University for his thesis on religion and evolutionary theory. He lives with his wife, three hens, a dog and a cat.