Lyn Duclos took me on a journey ['Fugue'] of suspense, despair and sorrow to a final destination of joy, happiness and hope.
Tania, Melbourne
I love that a book [‘Shattered Reflections’] can make me suck in my breath, yours did.
Sue, Melbourne
The book ['Beneath My Skin'] gives the reader a nice balance of humor, poignancy, sex and sadness.
Jane, Melbourne
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What Now?
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It seems years (well, it was, really) since Lyn began her fourth book. The good news is that the final sentence has been locked in, the story finished. Now to the editing and preparations for publishing.
She had hoped for a pre-Christmas release with a launch but, with the advent of COVID-19 and the resultant restrictions, it looks unlikely to happen this year. Lyn’s book, ‘Beneath My Skin’ tells June Cooper’s story over a 20-week period. Born in country Victoria, June migrated to the city of Melbourne to settle into a daily routine that veered nowhere from the same job, the same dress, the same cardigan, the same train journey every weekday. For forty years. Then comes April, a 30-something weirdo who gives June a makeover and they become friends recognising mutual childhoods that defy logic. June wants to know the truth about her family. April wants to help her. At the same time, June discovers a new sexual desire in herself that she hadn’t known existed. |
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While I Can Still RememberLone Pine, a 650 year-old Norfolk Island pine, stands on a limestone cliff on Norfolk Island. At the base of its trunk a sapling – Piali – clings to the cliff as fierce storms threaten to destroy it.
The island is waiting for Piali to grow strong enough to take over from Lone Pine, so the sapling’s survival is vital. The old tree has been the receptacle of the island’s stories and these must be passed on to its successor so that the species will remain intact. But Lone Pine’s memory is fading and time is running out. |
Shattered ReflectionsTaking us across the vast expanse of Australia and spanning four decades, Shattered Reflections tells of the power of true friendship and courageous women determined to overcome tragedy and deception.
And it tells of the obsessive love of a man driven to any lengths to protect his family. But how much is he willing to sacrifice to escape from a past that won’t let go? |
FugueFugue is a love story that takes the reader through the nightmares and emotions of a young woman who seems to have everything but who, in fact, has nothing.
Her childhood was one of rejection and loneliness, and walls that allow nothing or no one else in surround her adult life. Her icy façade is impenetrable until she meets a musician who disturbs the cobwebs of the past. Finally she is forced to face her demons and allow love to soften her pain. |