Jane and Daisy

My scarf having worked loose I coiled it more tightly about my mouth. As I did so I recalled the summer of twenty-one years earlier. The recollection brought tears to my eyes or perhaps it was merely the wintry wind. That moment bore a cousin's relationship to the start of my first book - notably dissimilar but bearing a curious family resemblance. That evening I knew I'd attempt to set this moment into writing. My feeling was that it would prove yet another stillborn start to a projected book. But Daisy urges: Start your book Jane and the goddesses will supply its content. Have faith. Jane starts her book and the goddesses supply its content - as Jane's seemingly-settled life takes a series of unexpected turns. Aged thirty-seven she finds herself attending university before becoming a centre of attraction for cheering flag-waving crowds. Her book will end with a trek through a snowy waste on a quest to become a better teacher.