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Still Waters: A Scottish short story Kindle Edition

by Roz Marshall (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Old age never comes alone, so they say. In a tiny fishing village on an island off the west coast of Scotland, Joe McLeod has become painfully aware of the truth of that saying, as his body succumbs to the ebb and flow of the decades.

Scottish men are dour and unfeeling, so they say. But they also say that still waters run deep, and although Joe's body has let him down, time hasn't washed away his memories, nor buried his passion for MaryBell, the love of his life.

You can't take it with you, so they say. But when the needs of the present threaten to rip him away from his toehold on the past, Joe is faced with an overwhelming choice, a choice that will change lives on the island forever.


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  • British English spelling and grammar
  • PG content
  • This is a short story of approximately 3,700 words or 15 pages
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    December 6, 2014
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"I'm speechless. This is absolutely brilliant. The writing is sublime... Emotive and touching." Booktrack reviewer"It's not often that a story can invoke powerful emotions from it's readers. But this story is one of them. Very wonderfully crafted. Wow, just wow." Booktrack reviewer

From the Author

This story started life about ten years ago as a short story inspired by a photo; metamorphosed (briefly) into a screenplay and then was re-written back into a short story with added soundtrack for Booktrack, after I was a prizewinner in their Hugh Howey competition in September 2014.

I was amazed and humbled that the story slowly climbed the Booktrack charts until it hit the #1 most-read slot; staying there for over 2 weeks, gaining over 2,000 reads from all over the world and remaining in the top 10 for over 3 months.

Unfortunately the Booktrack platform has now closed. Due to the positive reception and good reviews that this story had gained there, I decided to make it more widely available and convert it into eBook format for Amazon.

The setting of the story is hugely influenced by childhood holidays at my grandparents' house in a small village in the north-west of Scotland, but the story and characters are fictional - products of an overactive imagination. I hope you enjoy it!

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00QPHUTYE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eden Press; 1st edition (December 6, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2602 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 35 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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Roz Marshall

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USA Today Bestselling Author Roz Marshall pens romantic women's fiction, contemporary fantasy, and clean small-town romance. She loves writing uplifting stories set in her native Scotland, with strong heroines and page-turning plot lines.

A software engineer turned ski instructor turned author, she spends her spare time on horseback exploring the glorious Scottish countryside, or with her hubby and their talkative cat and squirrel-obsessed Jack Russell :-)

She also writes clever, witty cozy mysteries set in the Scottish Highlands as R.B. Marshall: http://viewAuthor.at/RBMarshall

and historical romance telling the story of Mary Queen of Scots, as Belle McInnes: http://viewauthor.at/BelleMcInnes

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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J@YD944
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Waters
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
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A very sad tale to be sure for the family of an aging Papa Joe. But Joe has decided where his heart yearns to be. He’s mourned for his MaryBeth his one true love for a long, long time & now he’s at peace with his choice.
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Katie
5.0 out of 5 stars Still waters
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2021
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Lovely short story sympathetically written
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