Jean Moss
Jean Brindley was born in a Cheshire village. Both she and the late James Moss received their education at the Crewe County Grammar School in Ruskin Road. Jean has painted in all media for most of her life. Latterly she has won a number of awards for her oil paintings of big game. The latest was 'Rhino eating alone', which won the P.A.W.S award, 1st prize sponsored by Bird and Davies. 'Heading for water', a herd of elephant headng for a water hole she sold to enable her to buy a computer. After this she went for a course in computer literacy with U3A. This was followed by a 'lone' visit to Africa, Zambia, where she met friends and spent some time in the North Lunagwa, probably in a quest to look for Jim she took photographs and wrote notes. On returning home, lonely but inspired she decided to write her autobiography of life with Jim. As teenagers their decision was to live their life together on the continent of Africa. There were to be many frustrations and mistakes to overcome before this could happen. This is a story of their marriage, of their love, life and wild adventures. Woven into this are the joys and sadness born of this heartbreaking continent at an extraordinary time; before, through, leading up to and after Independence. The book tells of enforced and temporary moves, and of the ravages brought about by these conditions, of the unbreakable bond left by living a lifetime in this dramatically beautiful and tragic land. These are memories carried from forty seven gratifying and memorable years. Thank you, Jim.
Featured Books, with extracts, by Jean Moss
Late Autumn - A Novella
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Format: Trade Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008
Walking Back
I wrote the book after my husbands death in an effort to alleviate my deep destructive grief. I decided to write our life story to relive the past, hoping that by going back into the joy of 47 years...
Format: Trade Paperback - Released: 15/10/2007
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Sweet Shawlettes 25 Irresistible Patterns for Capelets, Cowls, Collars, and More
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In this title, knitters of all levels will draw inspiration and additionally helpful are illustrations, charts, and an appendix. Shawlettes are hip! These hugely popular, fashion accessories are worn about the shoulders and meant for showing off. International knitwear designer...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2012-
Stepping Sideways Life After Africa
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Stepping Back, tells of life in England after Africa. The twists and turns of love and all its joyous anticipation lies juxtaposed to the deep sorrow of loss.
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/01/2009 -
Stepping Sideways
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Stepping Sideways is the third book of a trilogy and brings to an end the spirited story of two like minded people who lived life to the full.Following on from Walking Back which tells of a story of love, life...
Format: eBook - Released: 26/01/2009 -
Late Autumn A Novella
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Depicts what can happen in the late autumn of life. Hope, joy and love; despair and loss; doubt, disappointment and disbelief; and, memories which at times seem hard to bear. Old acquaintances appear, confusion and anxiety interrupt, togetherness dissipates. Loneliness...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2008 -
Walking Back Memories of Africa
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This autobiography tells of the first 'summer' of youth, through the Second World War to a heady new life in Africa. A love story unfolds that takes us from school in the 1940s through to adventures born on the continents...
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/10/2007 -
Walking Back
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In the assembly hall of a Cheshire grammar school, a fairhaired boy, illuminated by a shaft of light, catches the eye of a dark-haired girl. The year is 1942, and this glance between Jim and Jean leads to teenage love...
Format: eBook - Released: 02/10/2007 -
Contemporary Classics
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Some styles never go out of fashion because their elegance and simplicity have a timeless quality, which endures as other fashions come and go. The Hollywood of the fifties epitomizes a chic classic style and is the inspiration behind the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/09/2007 -
Couture Knits by Jean Moss
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As one of Britain's foremost knitwear designers, Jean Moss brings together an exclusive selection of 24 of her classic designs that includes something for knitters of all skill levels. Jean demystifies the techniques needed to knit beautiful pieces, providing simple...
Format: Hardback - Released: 14/12/2006
