To Everything There Is a Season (A Novel)

Early in 1990, three women of different ages and lifestyles cross paths in the most innocent way. Ivy, a lone spinster whose fantasy world gets out of hand; Clara, an employee at Georgie's hair salon, who finds herself alone and pregnant; and Georgie, whose choice of men brings loan sharks to her doorstep. Their worlds become interwoven, as conflict arises between them due to white lies and unusual occurrences. Ivy feels that she is wasting her life, following the death of her mother whom she lived with all her life. But soon she discovers that her deceased mother is guilty of an unforgivable betrayal and her world comes crashing down around her, as her beloved mother becomes the subject of her wrath - the cause of Ivy's life of missed opportunity and fulfillment. As Ivy becomes a regular at Mrs Lamper's weekly seances, she returns to seek solace as she struggles with despair and years of being kept in the dark. Georgie Robinson also seeks help from Mrs Lamper, as her world spins out of control. And Clara's pregnancy, fathered by Georgie's feckless ex-partner, further complicates Georgie's life, as loan sharks close in and use covert means to access the women's lives. None of the women is aware of the others' contact with Mrs Lamper. But with a little help from the 'other side,' this connection will send them on a roller-coaster journey where actions have consequences. But where will the journey end? Clara's pregnancy has been fathered by Georgies feckless ex-partner, and this further complicates Georgies life, as loan sharks close in and use covert means to access the womens' lives. None of the women is aware of the others' contact with Mrs Lamper; however, this connection, with a little help from the 'other side,' will send them on a roller coaster journey where actions have consequences. But where will the journey end?