by Josa Young
‘… read it if you're in the market for something a bit more heavy than fluffy but not Wolf Hall challenging.’ KIT HARMAN: GOODREADS
Praise for Sail Upon the Land
‘Josa Young writes with warmth and wisdom about the complexities of motherhood in this captivating tale of four generations of women that sweeps eighty years of English history. Her eye for period detail is masterly and her characters so vivid they dance from the page and into our hearts.’ RACHEL HORE
First published 2014 by Keyes Ink
London UK
ISBN: 978-0-9931248-0-8 (Print)
ISBN: 978-0-9931248-1-5 (Kindle)
ISBN: 978-0-9931248-2-2 (ePub)
Copyright © Josa Young 2014
The right of Josa Young to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without prior written permission of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
Sail Upon the Land is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Table of Contents
Titania's Speech
Prologue - Damson August 1987
Chapter One - Sarah February 1938
Chapter Two - Sarah May 1940
Chapter Three - Sarah September 1943
Chapter Four - Sarah January 1949
Chapter Five - Albert March 1954
Chapter Six - Albert September 1954
Chapter Seven - Munty May 1966
Chapter Eight - Melissa May 1966
Chapter Nine - Munty June 1966
Chapter Ten - Melissa June 1966
Chapter Eleven - Munty June 1966
Chapter Twelve - Melissa December 1966
Chapter Thirteen - Melissa April 1967
Chapter Fourteen - Melissa October 1968
Chapter Fifteen - Melissa November 1968
Chapter Sixteen - Melissa November 1968
Chapter Seventeen - Damson October 1977
Chapter Eighteen - Munty September 1982
Chapter Nineteen - Damson August 1983
Chapter Twenty - Damson December 1984
Chapter Twenty-one - Damson August 1986
Chapter Twenty-two - Margaret April 1987
Chapter Twenty-three - Damson June 1987
Chapter Twenty-four - Damson June 1987
Chapter Twenty five - Damson October 1987
Chapter Twenty-six - Damson June 1988
Chapter Twenty-seven - Damson February 2005
Chapter Twenty-eight - Damson October 2008
Chapter Twenty-nine - Leeta October 2008
Chapter Thirty - Damson October 2008
Chapter Thirty-one - Damson October 2008
Chapter Thirty-two - Damson November 2008
Chapter Thirty-three - Damson February 2009
Chapter Thirty-four - Damson March 2009
Chapter Thirty-five - Damson April 2009
Chapter Thirty-six - Margaret March 2009
Chapter Thirty-seven - Damson April 2009
Chapter Thirty-eight - Damson April 2009
Chapter Thirty-nine - Pauline November 1968
Chapter Forty - Melissa November 1968
Chapter Forty-one - Sarah November 1968
Chapter Forty-two - Damson April 2009
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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