A new
baby and a new book
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Thibié at one hour old
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My daughter’s baby was born yesterday at 2:06 pm. He’s a
healthy 8lb 4oz beautiful boy and as yet unnamed. The names Susannah and Nick
favoured before he was born don’t seem to ‘fit’ him but I’m sure they’ll find
something to suit very soon.
We’re hoping to go and see him in the next couple of days,
though we may wait until mother and baby are at home. Susannah is feeling done
in after a Caesarean section and barely able to stand up so doesn’t want to see
anyone other than Nick until she’s stronger. I remember that feeling so well
and at least I can reassure her it is all completely normal and she will
improve little by little each day.
Thibié at twenty-four hours old
Meanwhile, the previous day, and after much work as an amateur compositor
(!) by my husband, my first novel was published on Amazon. ‘The Sweets and the
Bitters of Love’ is in Kindle format and is available free for loan to Prime
customers, or can be purchased at the exorbitant price of £0.77/$1.23. Do go
and have a look if you’re curious and maybe even read it and write a review.
If you find yourself wondering about the author’s name, Jane
Hartley May, the reason is that my mother wanted to call me Jane but couldn’t
because my surname was Mayne – Jane Mayne – you can imagine I would soon have
become Plain Jane Mayne – so she called me Janice. To honour her I took her preferred
choice of name and added her maiden name to it and shortened Mayne to May, so
there you have it – Jane Hartley May.
