Caged Little Birds
by Lucy Banks
Description
Secrets from the past always come back to haunt you…
Ava, nearing her late 50s, has just been released from almost thirty years of prison after being "wrongly" convicted of murdering a pre-teen boy. It was all the more difficult to prove her innocence because the boy was the son of the married man Ava had an affair with at work; a man that abruptly ended things with her in order to stay with his family. The British press depicted her as a monster and the public opinion believed all the lies they were fed about her.
With Ava's time now served, she just wants to put all of that behind her and move on in peace in a small town. The government has provided her with a new identity so that she can smoothly integrate back into society without being recognized and shunned. While appreciating the quiet time at home alone and tending to her garden, she strikes up a charming friendship with her neighbor Bill who, in a very gentlemanly manner, starts to woo her. Yes, after spending so much time in prison for doing something she didn't do, this is the quiet life that Ava has been waiting for.
Then one day her photo is taken and printed in the local newspaper for having saved a little child from being run over by a car at a busy intersection. She was a hero. But someone who has recognized Ava for her crime sends her threatening notes and begins following her. Little by little, Ava's new existence starts to unravel, particularly when she starts to suspect that the person menacing her is Bill's daughter, Amber. As her new world slowly falls in around her, sweet, innocent, wrongly accused Ava may turn out to be someone quite unexpected.
More Information
Linwood Messina Literary Agency
Linwood Messina Literary Agency is a boutique agency based in Paris representing rights on behalf of French and English language publishers, agencies and authors. Our list is quite diverse covering mostly every genre except for SF and children's books.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Sandstone Press
- Publication Date June 2022
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
Linwood Messina Literary Agency has chosen to review this offer before it proceeds.
You will receive an email update that will bring you back to complete the process.
You can also check the status in the My Offers area
Please wait while the payment is being prepared.
Do not close this window.