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A Cleansing of Souls by Stuart Ayris
Thanks Emma. I'm so glad to hear it's as beautifully written as Tollesbury.I'm so looking forward to reading it. I'm smitten with Stuart's prose, even in his group posts.
Love his blog as well.
Yeah, me too. Have you read the couple of poems he wrote in that thread too? They are fab (and I don't really do poetry tbh)
His poems are magnificent.
Hi!!!Do you know what this fool did?! He uploaded the wrong, uncorrected version! It was pointed out to me last night so I have withdrawn until I can get it sorted!! Thank you so much for your kind words Emma and Patti and sorry for the intrigue Kath!! It's just I want it perfect. Hope that makes sense!!
Just put it down to the excitement Stuart !
Yep - a whole bottle of it! Lesson learned!!
ooops...although i was hanging for something a little more "conspiracy theory" in answer... i am so bored at work...
I'm sure that won't be long in coming Kath! Probably around all the nice reviews people have written!!
Better wait till you're happy with it Stu. A happy Stu means a happy readership. Or did I just make that up?
Be sure to let us know when it's live, Stu. Please? I'd love to read it over the weekend, if possible.I'm cross I didn't grab it as soon as it went live. I'd love to have both versions.
Will do!! I know these books don't go for much but that doesn't mean they have to be less than as perfect as I can get them! Thanks so much for your lovely encouragement Patti!
Lol! Oh Stu, you are funny and if this is the unperfected version (of which I have 2 now!!!) then I cannot wait for the 'proper' one to go Live!!Tis a good job I like you! There are not many people who I would buy the same book 3 times for!! ;-)
Not sure whether to continue as I am sucked right in already or wait - aah choices!
I'll email you the PDF when it's done!!! The story won't change, just some of the grammar and finer points etc so feel free to continue!! x
Don't be daft, you don't need to do that, was just messing! Will continue as I was then x
Stuart, your books are destined to be classics. They will live long and prosper. We can all tolerate a few typos in books (we have to - even in some of the most high-profile and best-selling volumes) but yours are so special that it is important to get them as perfect as possible.Vic, News at Ten, New Zealand
If Stu is just correcting a version you have already bought- the one with Rachel's painting on the front - you won't need to buy it again. In fact you can't - Amazon will give you a message that you have already bought this item. You can ask for an update though, which they'll give you free. If anyone wants talking through this process let me know.
Once it is available again will take a look! Am half way through this version and it really is fab! Will definitely read again when the new version is up!
Thank you so much Vic, Kath and Emma. Chaotic as I am, I actually have quite a perfectionist streak in me - so I do want them to be right and with your support and help I know they will be. Cheers!!
Chaotic perfection. What a delightful phrase - and so very Stuart Ayris!(Edit - corrected my OWN typo!)
Ignite wrote: "Chaotic perfection. What a delightful phrase - and so very Stuart Ayris!(Edit - corrected my OWN typo!)"
All sorted and uploaded! Should be available by the end of the day!! Hurrah!! A special wonderful thankyou to Kath!!!
It's a pleasure to be associated even peripherally (Oooh get me!) with such a brilliant work Stuart.
Hurrah! Indeed xx am about three quarters of the way through, really enjoying it xxx been hearing all about you from my colleague who saw his brother Charlie at the weekend!! All good I am pleased to say xx
Cheers Emma!! ALL good? Brilliant! (I should imagine the words drunk, unprofessional, scruffy and inappropriate may have come into it somewhere!) - that was the old me of course! x
I've lost belief in the entire concept of propriety so I guess I am neither appropriate nor inappropriate - and much happier for it!
Hey, 'Souls' is live again now - off we go to promote it!
The revamped version of A Cleansing of Souls is now available for download!Here is the blurb:
“You are in need of Love,” said the earnest young man.
“I am Love,” replied Michael, looking up.
"Your sins were washed away when Jesus was nailed to the cross. He suffered so that you may not suffer. He died and was resurrected so that you too may join your father. Jesus will save you.”
Michael looked deep into the eyes of the earnest young man and held his upturned palms before him.
“But I am Jesus,” he said.
In 1961, Michael Parrish was found in bed with his younger sister. She had been dead for four days. In the summer of 1989, Michael goes missing. Tom Spanner, a young man grieving for the baby brother he once had, leaves home and in so doing brings his family to its knees. And you know now that these two were just bound to meet...
And so the search is on for these two men so lost in life. But for those doing the searching - Tom's father and Michael's life-long friend, Ron - the motives behind that search couldn't be more different...
A Cleansing of Souls is a novel of hope and redemption.
I've given it a mention on Am's MOA under 'something genuinely original.''Cos it is!
Thank you! I have a little more confidence in it now!
Good. Deep breaths and repeat after me - "I'm Stuart Ayris, talented author!"
You are funny!! And you know what, I've always been confident in my writing, just not so much the grammar etc - what a lucky find you were!
Gerroff! You'll be scraping me off your shoe in a few months!
I don't wear shoes - cowboy boots for me!
I love cowboy boots, and I have been trying to find a nice pair for years. I have wide feet and bulgy calves, and I have never found a pair I am comfortable in. :(
It's all I've worn for about ten years!!
I hope you air them out every now and then...
Lol! Yep drink did get mentioned!! Glad it s all live again. Will email amazon and ask for the updated version later. Hope it all goes well. When I get home will share the book everywhere again xxxx
Let's have an amazon link, eh?http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Cleansing-o...
I''ve scooped it this time! What a slippery book it's been!
Scooped it too. After reading this thread though I have an image of Stuart wearing cowboy boots and nothing else!;-)
Cowboy boots and his beard would have been good. Shame he's shaved. :(
Although I am only about a quarter of a way through (i know, bit premature to recommend but......) I just wanted to say that this is just as beautifully written as Tollesbury and I am taking my time with it to savour it and feel that I needed to share!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Cleansing-o...