For the Love of Sky

by Barbara Arnold

When Lady Alice Bartlett lays part-claim to her orchid keeper’s son Edward, she destines him to straddle two social spheres, neither of which he fully belongs in. His life becomes one of hypocrisy, lies, and deceit. When Edward’s daughter is born, he is determined to keep her from the truth at all costs. However, she has her secrets, too…

(Previously released as "The Orchid Keeper's Son")

Kindle Edition

First published February 12, 2012

About the author

Barbara Arnold was born in post war London where her secondary school education included clerical skills. She consequently worked in a number of offices before emigrating to New Zealand with her family. After wondering what she was doing in the "uttermost parts of the earth", she enrolled for a creative writing class and subsequently wrote a number of articles, which, to her surprise were published. She followed this by writing short stories and stories for children before beginning her career as a novelist.

Barbara taught creative writing for seven years at The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, until the earthquake of February 2011 brought her classes to an abrupt end. Her debut novel, 'He Called Me Son' has been digitally published on Amazon.com and Amazon CreateSpace. It is the first in a trilogy entitled 'The Blountmere Street Series', the second novel of which, 'The Best in Blountmere Street' has also also been published digitally and on Amazon CreateSpace. The last in the trilogy, 'There Is A Time' has now been published for digital readers and will be available on CreateSpace in approximately the next four weeks.

When she is asked why she writes, Barbara's answer is, "Because I can't not write. For me, writing is a wonderful obsession. It's a lonely occupation, but I have my characters to keep me company."

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!! I couldn't put it down! Reccomend to all my friends and family!!

[Gaynell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting book that tells the story of how lies (esp. about the father of a child) can have far-reaching effects. I did not really like how abruptly the story ended.