S. J. CAMPBELL
MY BOOKS
The Strange Adventures of Mavis Street
ISBN- 978-0-9932535-3-9
Mavis Street is a dwarf, the daughter of Thierry and Bethsheba Street, named after her great-great-great-grandmother, Mavis the Fey. In her world, Mavis swaggers through life owning forty chickens, (with the help of her best friend, Sven the Swedish fisherman) a casino, a strip joint and a funeral parlour.
It is only when Mavis meets the mysterious Eladora Diodata that she realises that true love has been missing from her life.
"The Adventures of Mavis Street" takes you on a journey that brings friendship and love but will show that there is one thing that makes every sacrifice worthwhile.
Diary of a Broken Heart
ISBN-978-0-9932535-0-8
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“Diary of a Broken Heart” is a year in the life of thirty-eight year old lesbian, Vivian Westwood. Viv is an over-weight night-shift Tesco worker, who likes to eat, watch ‘Jeremy Kyle’ and lament the state of her love life.
The diary introduces Viv and her friends: Trace at work with the topsy-turvy love life; best friend, Lor, that Viv is hopelessly in love with; and her pen-pal Flash (Morag Gordon) who obsesses over Kate Bush.
But this is more than just a diary. This is an insight into the mind of an ordinary woman, who gets through her ordinary days in an ordinary way until she is diagnosed with cervical cancer. This diary will bring her self-deprecating humour to the fore as she fights this ghastly disease and begins to see her life in a new way, finally seeing the truths from her past and making decisions for her future happiness.
“The Diary of a Broken Heart” will make you laugh and will make you cry and hopefully, you will fall a bit in love with Viv.
Violet's Story
ISBN-1-9031361-4-8
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"Violet's Story" is the story of a young female in a psychiatric hospital, reliving - through writing - the journey of her life that led to her being there. She flows through her life, with hardly a second glance, ready to meet the next challenge, whether it be abortion or achieving true love. Her mental illness is handled sensitively and we can see that she is cunning and sly, but she is also vulnerable and loving. Her love for Sarah is the driving force behind all that she does and it is only at the end that she faces a horrid realisation. Is Violet another victim of love or is she just mad?
Little Whispers
ISBN-978-1-4975039-7-7
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This is a collection of short stories, the little whispers between women. It includes fan favourite "Voices Carry" and my personal favourite, "Heart's Desire". This is a book to pick up and read for fifteen minutes at a time to be transported into stories that will make you laugh, cry and gasp out loud.