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The #BOTM choice for April 2021 by #ReadingDesk reviewers is, #FieldsOfGrace by
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FIELDS OF GRACE bittersweet romance set in 30s London's glittering theatreland http://bit.ly/WWFOG
The Reading Desk
The #BOTM choice for April 2021 by #ReadingDesk reviewers is, #FieldsOfGrace by
http://thereadingdesk.com/fields-of-grac
Two great runners-up: #TheMaidens by
and #Hyde by
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CATCH THE MOON, MARY the story of a musical genius who attracts the attention of a desperate fallen angel http://amazon.com/dp/1700193538
Brilliant #review by Sarah Sansom. https://t.co/lvbnzT4ux7?amp=1
about Wendy Waters
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Wendy Waters is an award-winning author, composer, lyricist and librettist. Born in Australia, she grew up in Sydney, lived in the USA for six years and now divides her time between London, Sydney and Paris. In 2011 Waters volunteered to work with OASIS Salvation Army Crisis Centre in Sydney, helping musically gifted young people streamline their talent and it was there that she first conceived of the idea of a guardian angel rescuing a troubled or abused child as many of the young people at Oasis spoke of guardian angels coming to their rescue at times of danger. Turning the angel into the one in need of rescue was the twist that gave Catch the Moon, Mary its leverage.
Waters has also written three musicals: ‘Fred’, ‘Alexander’ and ‘The Last Tale’ (with composer Shanon Whitelock).
Waters’ debut novel, Catch the Moon, Mary was published in the UK in 2015 and has been adapted by Waters into both a stage play and a screenplay. The play and Fred had staged readings at Tristan Bates Theatre in 2017 with graduate students from Amanda Redman’s ATS Drama School.
Music is a constant theme in Waters’ work and it still plays a major role in her latest novel, Fields of Grace.
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Book Review by @Sarah_Sansom https://thebookswhiskers.wordpress.com/2020/07/07/book-review-fields-of-grace/?fbclid=IwAR3DF7Dyl4H1di_smJk
Book Review: Fields of Grace
PUBLISHED ON 7th Jul 2020
I have SO much to say about this book. I genuinely hope you stay with me through to the end of my review … but if you’re in a hurry, here’s my six-word summary: you need to read this book. Now. It’s a stunner; it seeks out every emotion within your soul and awakens each of them in turn, sometimes gently, sometimes with calculated cruelty, but always with such precision that you’ll be talking about it for a long time afterwards. I’m not alone in my adoration of this book … it’s been snapped up by an American screenwriter just last week, and we all know we love to read the book before we watch it’s transformation to the big screen.
Historical Fiction ✦ Romance ✦ Theatre ✦ Arts ✦ WWII ✦ Nazism
Title - Fields of Grace
Author - Wendy Waters
Published by - Amazon (October 2019)
Format - Paperback
Pages - 442
My rating - ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️back cover blurb
From the author of ‘Catch the Moon, Mary‘ comes this sweeping epic drama spanning seven decades. Set against a backdrop of war in 30s Europe, Grace Fieldergill, a starry-eyed young actress from Devon moves to London to pursue her dream of becoming a star. The lovable boarders of Wyncote House, a ladies-only establishment, take her under their collective wing and share her triumph when she is accepted into the brilliant young John Gielgud’s Company as Peggy Ashcroft’s understudy. When Peggy misses a show one night Grace gets her chance. Watching her performance that evening are two people who will change her life forever, London’s most famous actress, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, and a man whose love she never thought she could win.
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Review Catch the Moon, Mary
#review by Sarah Sansom. https://t.co/lvbnzT4ux7?amp=1
my thoughts Sarah Sansom
Catch The Moon, Mary is an incredibly vivid and poignant book, lyrically written, and with a depth of wisdom and tenderness that speaks of someone who’s lived many, many lives. The chapters are short, yet full of life, and each is titled with a musical term that teases you into the themes woven into the following pages.
In fact, music is at the very heart of this book – which is not a surprise when you read about Wendy Waters’ background (as you’ll see when you read the author bio at the end of this review). The music has colour and scent and flavour; it drips from the pages.
To rip-off an infamous song: The pages are alive with the sound of music 🎼.
They chime.
They resonate.
They are pianissimo,
and they are forte.
And they are impossible to put downI feel extremely privileged to have read this book and, as I said at the start of this review, the end came without those dreaded post-book blues. That’s not for want of engagement – far from it! I found the story compelling, the prose hypnotic, the characters thoroughly human and likeable. I’ve even waited a few days since finishing Catch The Moon, Mary before writing this review, in the hope of understanding the magic that’s kept those blues away. I put it down to the very richness of Wendy’s storytelling; the human bonds of love, family, friendship, and loss fill the pages and resonate like the purest note long after the book is closed. Buy Catch The Moon, Mary at Amazon ✦ Waterstones
ALEXANDER
Music by Wendy Waters & Ian Camilleri
Music by Wendy Waters & Ian Camilleri
Music by Wendy Waters & Ian Camilleri
My #musical ALEXANDER excerpt from
Canadian radio Wednesday 15th April. For those lucky enough to be in UK or US or Canada tune in. For everyone else ENJOY!
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AtFMpokjm_kBqyPF3qA26DO0kg6K?e=DjKFh3
ALEXANDER
Music by Wendy Waters & Ian Camilleri
Music by Wendy Waters & Ian Camilleri
ALEXANDER Star of Macedonia
The Show
Music by Wendy Waters & Ian Camilleri
The Show
The show is currently ready to be workshopped.
Thornhill Theatre Virtual Introduction to ALEXANDER https://youtu.be/VeiTPxFT-yI
The Last Tale
The Last Tale
Baghdad 800AD, ten years after Scheherazade has told the last of her 1001 tales. She is Baghdad's beloved saviour. But her jealous husband King Shariah cannot share his people or his power with anyone and plots her abduction and murder.
Lyrics and Book by Wendy Waters
Music by Shanon D. Whitelock
The Last Tale is a lush, colourful romp through ancient Baghdad when carpets flew and genies blew and romance was encrypted in every dune and star.
My #musical ALEXANDER, based on the life of the great conqueror as seen through the eyes of his faithful servant, Bagoas, a eunuch whom he acquired from King Darius after conquering Persia.
ALEXANDER follows the inner journey of a man tortured by ambition and his desire to save the world. His outer journey is well-documented but his inner torment and eventual descent into madness and melancholy is less well-known.
*Newsflash WENDY WATERS RITES WORDS Cabaret Show at The Pheasantry London 3rd September featuring songs from ALEXANDER, FRED & THE LAST TALE starring Frank Loman, Lauren Lovejoy, Louise Burke and Ricardo Nunes Fernandes on Piano.
Frank Loman singing ONE BAG OF GOLD
Ricardo Nunes Fernandes on Piano
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About Me
My Beginnings
My Favorite Work
My Favorite Work
I started life as an actress/singer. My passion for the world of Arts and Entertainment was equalled only by my passion for nature and art. In some respects I am very lucky my career as an actress/singer never found traction. To relieve the frustration I wrote - poems, music, plays and prose. Soon my writing started to get the attention
I started life as an actress/singer. My passion for the world of Arts and Entertainment was equalled only by my passion for nature and art. In some respects I am very lucky my career as an actress/singer never found traction. To relieve the frustration I wrote - poems, music, plays and prose. Soon my writing started to get the attention I'd always hoped my singing would get. Transitioning to writing happened suddenly. I started winning prizes and found a freedom of expression and an autonomy over my career that acting and singing had never provided. Today I call myself a writer.
My Favorite Work
My Favorite Work
My Favorite Work
The work I enjoy most is polishing a first draft of a novel, play or lyric. I love it when the blank page is filled with scribbles and ideas and I can start
refining and polishing and crystallising my ideas. Completed works are Catch the Moon, Mary and Fields of Grace (novels) Miriam, Fred and Alexander (musicals) and a play based on Catc
The work I enjoy most is polishing a first draft of a novel, play or lyric. I love it when the blank page is filled with scribbles and ideas and I can start
refining and polishing and crystallising my ideas. Completed works are Catch the Moon, Mary and Fields of Grace (novels) Miriam, Fred and Alexander (musicals) and a play based on Catch the Moon, Mary co-written with Jemina Macedo. Currently I'm working on a sequel to Catch the Moon, Mary.
My Life Today
My Favorite Work
My Life Today
My life today looks very different from my life only a few short years ago. Prior to 2015 I was just another unpublished author. Today I have a novel published and two musicals ready to be staged and a musical about to be workshopped. I have had the privilege of working with talented composers and been fortunate enough to work with actors
My life today looks very different from my life only a few short years ago. Prior to 2015 I was just another unpublished author. Today I have a novel published and two musicals ready to be staged and a musical about to be workshopped. I have had the privilege of working with talented composers and been fortunate enough to work with actors in London who have given me their time and support in a reading at Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Garden in 2017. Added to all this my work is being showcased at The Pheasantry on 3rd September.