Chained Melodies
Chained Melodies
First released in January 2013 as 'Chained Melody' in conjunction with a nationally touring portrait exhibition of trans people, called 'Living my Life' compiled by Sheffield NHS Trust, the book went out of print in May 2014, but was re-released as 'Chained Melodies' in 2015.
“Chaos is about rejecting all that you have learnt, chaos is about being yourself.” - Emile M. Cioran
If chaos theory applied to anyone, it’s Will and Tom. Best friends since childhood, life takes very different courses for them until they’re thrown back together in the middle of their own individual chaos. Surviving the terrors of war in Northern Ireland and the heartbreak of childlessness and a broken marriage, Tom learns that bravery isn’t about daring death, it’s about facing life. For Will, it’s about being yourself - or in his case, herself, as he starts an unusual journey towards being just that; the woman, Billie.
'We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.’
Maya Angelou
'We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.’
Maya Angelou
What the reviewers say:
“…it's not a transsexual love story, it's a love story that happens to feature transsexuals. The author did an amazing job making the characters three-dimensional and their self-discovery journey is transforming not just for them, but the reader too."
'You will cry at the end. I did.'
'This story is breath taking and intriguing, and I highly recommend it.'
'Touching and almost heart-breaking, this is a novel to tickle your heart strings.'
'The author writes quite beautifully, with a certain poetry in the tone. She draws you into the story, as if you are standing alongside the characters.'
'... a "must read" novel.'