Thank you for stopping by I'm delighted to be taking part in the cover reveal for The Picture by Roger Bray.
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Now we have seen the brilliant cover let's have a look at the description for the book...
A warehouse
in Japan used as an emergency shelter in the aftermath of the 2011 Tsunami. A
distraught, young Japanese woman in dishevelled clothes sits on a box, holding
her infant daughter. Ben, a US rescue volunteer, kneels in front of her offering
comfort. They hug, the baby between them. The moment turns into an hour as the
woman sobs into his shoulder; mourning the loss of her husband, her home, the
life she knew. A picture is taken, capturing the moment. It becomes a symbol;
of help freely given and of the hope of the survivors. The faces in the picture
cannot be recognised, and that is how Ben likes it. No celebrity, thanks not
required.
But others believe that being
identified as the person in the picture is their path to fame and fortune. Ben
stands, unknowingly, in their way, but nothing a contract killing cannot fix.
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I have
always loved writing; putting words onto a page and bringing characters to
life. I can almost feel myself becoming immersed into their lives, living with
their fears and triumphs. Thus, my writing process becomes an endless series of
questions. What would she or he do, how would they react, is this in keeping
with their character? Strange as it sounds, I don’t like leaving characters in
cliffhanging situations without giving them an ending, whichever way it
develops.
My life to date is what compels me to seek a just outcome, the good will
overcome and the bad will be punished. More though, I tend to see my characters
as everyday people in extraordinary circumstances, but in which we may all find
our selves if the planets align wrongly or for whatever reason you might
consider.
Of course, most novels are autobiographical in some way. You must draw on
your own experiences of life and from events you have experienced to get the
inspiration. My life has been an endless adventure. Serving in the Navy,
fighting in wars, serving as a Police officer and the experiences each one of
those have brought have all drawn me to this point, but it was a downside to my
police service that was the catalyst for my writing.
Medically retired after being seriously injured while protecting a woman in
a domestic violence situation I then experienced the other side of life.
Depression and rejection. Giving truth to the oft said saying that when one
door closes another opens I pulled myself up and enrolled in college gaining
bachelor and master degrees, for my own development rather than any
professional need. The process of learning, of getting words down onto the page
again relit my passion for writing in a way that I hadn’t felt since high
school.
So here we are, two books published and another on track.
Where it will take me I have no idea but I am going to enjoy getting there
and if my writing can bring some small pleasure into people’s lives along the
way, then I consider that I will have succeeded in life.
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Thank you very much Rae
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