The Jet-Lagged Grandma – Rosemary Hector
ISBN: 9781788648530
£12.99
When Nancy and Charles fly from Scotland to visit their daughter Lottie and her family in New Zealand, Nancy finds herself making an odd decision while jet lagged. It is a decision that will haunt her. Why does the mysterious Hunter harass her daughter, a doctor, for medical help but resist going to the clinic? What is the connection between Stacey, Lottie’s new receptionist, and Hunter?
The benign climate and beauty of Hawke’s Bay is welcoming, but at every turn Nancy realises that the pleasures of grandparenting distant family are riddled with frustrations. And on this trip, it’s not only the risks of trying and sometimes failing to understand the culture that has become ‘home’ to adult children, but the deeper danger of missed signals when things are truly awry. On a final weekend of beach fun in the remote area of Mahia, things may become clearer, but also more deadly and Nancy must make decisions that will leave her with unanswered questions.
A novel that explores the subtleties of long-distance relationships with those we love and the limits of our knowledge of others, no matter how close.
Author biography
Rosemary Hector is the author of Knowing Grapes (HappenStance Press, 2014) and Labyrinth (Handsel Press, 2017) and a book of poems and reflections for Christmas, A Quickening published by Muddy Pearl in September 2019. Her book, Oren Leibowitz, Tuesday with illustrations by Kirralee Fisher won first prize at the Scottish Association of Writers’ Award self-published book competition and a novel set in Ireland secured second prize in the Association’s general fiction competition, both in March 2020.
She has had poetry published in New Writing Scotland, Chapman, Dreamcatcher, Poetry Durham, by Dove Tales and Scottish PEN, and was selected as a winner in the Manchester Cathedral poetry competition in 2021. One of her poems is to be included in a new Pushing Out the Boat Magazine anthology, celebrating their best work from the last 25 years.
The Jet-Lagged Grandma was written after a short blogging project of the same name and you can find it here
With family at the other end of the world, Rosemary has frequently travelled to see them, and explores the issues and follows the ups and downs of a typical visit by grandparents.
Rosemary lives in Edinburgh with her husband, Alistair. They have three adult children. She is interested in Scottish writing and visual art, textiles, travel and walking.