The Cloths of Heaven

[geraldine]

www.amazon.co.uk/Cloths-Heaven-Geraldine-Nesbitt/dp/0595166601/sr=1-1/qid=1161028186/ref=sr_1_1/202-6581016-6
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In a seemingly ordinary street, the lives of ordinary people are forever changed by the arrival of Maud Phelan and her mother Kitty. Physically disabled Sheila McGann and her mother Eileen are immediately captivated by these exotic creatures who live across the road from them in a camper van. As time goes by the ties that bind the four women strengthen until their lives melt into one symbiotic existence. Maud and Kitty experience the lust, passion and illicit affairs, while Sheila and Eileen vicariously enjoy the adventure from the safety of the sidelines, until adventure turns inevitably to tragedy. Set in Ireland in the 1970's The Cloths of Heaven is Sheila's recollection of the parallel existence she and her mother shared with Maud and Kitty. Sheila attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding the past and finds her loyalties torn between being true to Maud or true to the parish priest, Michael Daly, who has been sucked into Maud's fantasies.

Customer Review
Reviewer: Jesse B Ellyson (Dale City, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews
A poignant tale of life in a small, Irish town in the 70's, Geraldine Nesbitt's book is touching and, at times, heart rending. It is the story of wheel chair bound Sheila and her best friend Maud. Maud is everything that Sheila wishes she could be. Or is she? This is a story of role reversals where we learn that the weak and totally dependant girl in the wheel chair has strengths that we all wish we might possess, while the strong and beautiful ones may not be as enviable as we would first think. "The Cloths Of Heaven" takes the reader through much of Sheila's life, from childhood to adulthood. It tells of her losses and her victories and teaches a grand lesson about what it really means to be alive. Sheila's determination to overcome her disability is an inspiration to one and all. Geraldine Nesbitt has given us all a wonderful book for which we should all be thankful. What a great story!


Thanks Jesse, you are one of my biggest fans. Hopefully it won't be long before I can present you with my next publication, which at the moment is being assessed by the agent.

[claire]

any chance of us getting to know more about you Geraldine, have you a web site maybe.

oh and welcome to the site!

[Shirley]

Hi Geraldine, feel free to join in the chat!

[geraldine]

Thanks for the welcome.

My Irish website, unfortunately, has been discontinued. I have an account at author,s den.
which gives a brief summary

www.authorsden.com/geraldinenesbitt

I live in The Netherlands, and have a Dutch website for my other activity - art. it is in Dutch, but please take a look at it, for the photos (fotos) and paintings (schilderijen) I think you'll all enjoy it.

www.art-HanGer.com

But, despite all these ventures, i do also have a day job, in Finance, which still pays the bills. But, wouldn't it be lovely to earn enough as an artist/writer, to be able to devote more time to it.


And let me add, what a pleasure to find so many other Irish female writers. And Catherine, congratulations on creating this community.

Btw, do you know Catherine Brophy, of Fair City fame. I did one of her workshops when she came to the Netherlands

[claire]

love the art Geraldine! Where in Holland do you live?

[geraldine]

I live in Alphen, a little town near Leiden, and you?

[claire]

I live in Amstenrade near Maastricht

[megan]

Hi Geraldine.

Your paintings are beautiful. I particularly like Knalblauwe Knol. It's wonderful.

Thank you for showing them to us.

[geraldine]

Megan, Thanks for the compliment, and yes, Knalblauwe knol is one of my favourites, too.

Claire, I hear Limburg (Maastricht) is a beautiful place to live. I tend to go to Brabant when I go South, but a photography trip to Limburg with my partner Hans, is on my wish list.