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Tessa Barrie
Tessa Barrie is the alter ego of Sally Edmondson. She was born in Harrogate on the UK Mainland and is fiercely proud of her Yorkshire heritage, despite having lived on the British Channel Island of Jersey since 1981.
Her debut novel, Just Say It, was released in June 2021 and is available on Amazon. Her second book, The Secret Lives of the Doyenne of Didsbrook, a quirky murder mystery, will be released in 2023.
I have written since I was a teenager but struggled to find my niche. Only when I started writing novels did I realise that I truly loved what I was doing for the first time in my life.
Incorporating humour into my writing is very important to me. Our path through life is bittersweet, littered with breathtaking highs and heartbreaking lows. When writing novels, I try to capture the fragility of human emotion and coat it with humour - it doesn't take away the anguish but makes it more bearable. When writing anything else, my tongue is always firmly in my cheek. ;)
Increasing age drives and motivates you, and as you dig deeper into your psyche, you'll be amazed at what you find!
As the main character in my forthcoming coming novel says:
'You never know what's around the corner, so you must live each day like it might be your last.'
Whatever you are up against in life, live it the way you want to live it and never give up on your hopes and dreams.
Just Say It
The humour shines through in this bittersweet family drama!
Just Say It is the debut novel by Tessa Barrie and was released in June 2021.
'A bittersweet family drama about what it means to love unconditionally and grow
from the past.' Lauren Jones of Turning Another Page.
Cassie the Blog Dog
Cassie is Tessa Barrie's constant companion.
She started blogging when she was a young pup and became Tessa Barrie's chief editorial advisor during Lockdown, a role which continues to send her barking mad.
She has loyally stayed by Tessa's side as she wrote Just Say It, enduring all the tears and tantrums, as well as filling in a few plot holes.
You can find Cassie's blog on Facebook!
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JUST SAY IT
BRIAN TRUBSHAW - Test Pilot
BRIAN TRUBSHAW - Test Pilot
When Lisa Grant turns forty, the once well-known columnist for a London-based magazine finds herself alone, stuck in a rut in rural Gloucestershire.
Attempting to avoid a midlife crisis, Lisa tries self-therapy and finishes writing a spoof about her life, which only scratches the surface of the problem that has followed her around for the last four decades – her narcissistic mother, Elizabeth.
She blames her mother for many things, including her inability to commit to a long-term relationship and saying the words 'I love you' without choking on them.
Believing a childhood trauma may be responsible for her mother's total lack of empathy, Lisa harnesses her journalistic skills to explore her mother's past and is shocked by what she finds.
BRIAN TRUBSHAW - Test Pilot
BRIAN TRUBSHAW - Test Pilot
BRIAN TRUBSHAW - Test Pilot
This is the story of my late stepfather’s career.
Brian Trubshaw was the chief test pilot for BAC before he became the chief test pilot for the British prototype Concorde 002 during its development phase.
He was regarded as one of Britain's most famous names in aviation. As a test pilot for Vickers-Armstrongs, he test-flew the Viscount, the Valiant, the VC10 and Super VC10.
I believed it was important for Brian to record his lifetime achievements in aviation, and I take all credit for persuading him to do it. It wasn’t an easy task because, despite his exceptional career, he was a very modest man.
Once he agreed to do it, the least I could do was offer to help him put it together, which I took tremendous pride in doing, and I miss him every day.
In Brian Trubshaw - Test Pilot, Brian describes his early days as an RAF bomber pilot in World War II, followed by service with Transport Command and the prestigious King's Flight. Brian’s career took off after he left the RAF in 1950 to join the Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) staff at Weybridge as a test pilot.
During the following years, Brian was closely involved with the flight test programmes for the Vickers Valiant nuclear bomber and the BAC 1-11 and VC10 airliners.
In 1965 he became Chief Test Pilot for BAe and later piloted Concorde 002 on her maiden flight on 9th April 1969.
Brian's descriptions are interwoven with insights into the manoeuvrings of politicians, industrialists and trade unions, ultimately leading to the decline of the British aircraft industry in the 1970s.