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Pauline Publishes The Affairs of Gods and Men

Polly lives in suburban Britain in relative affluence, Kabita in the foothills of the Himalayas in comparative poverty. When the car in which their husbands are travelling plummets down a ravine the women’s lives become entwined.

Wishing to understand her deceased husband’s love for the place Polly journeys to Nepal; she is also armed with a gift of money for the bereaved family.

Meanwhile, due to her financial dependence on her deceased husband’s brother, and to cultural attitudes both real and imagined, Kabita becomes ever more isolated.

Can Polly’s gift help to emancipate Kabita from the traditional beliefs of her culture, which blames the death of her husband on her own bad karma?

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I moved from Wiltshire to Warwickshire in the late 1980’s. It was then that I began writing; first as a hobby but later more seriously. The Affairs of Gods and Men is my second novel, it was shortlisted for the Luke Bitmead Bursary in 2012.

The novel is semi-auto-biographical. Although few of the events within the novel occurred as written, Pauline and a Nepalese woman were widowed within days of each other; and the book was written with the intention of any monetary gains going to the Nepalese widow. The real story that inspired the writing of the novel is explained on the inside cover.

              Since the book was written, the Nepalese widow and her family of four children and two elderly in laws have been made homeless by the earthquake.  Clearly their need for financial help has greatly increased.

              All of the proceeds of this novel will be donated to Nepalese family.    

Pauline