Ellesea,
thank you so much for hosting me on your blog. As my new novel,
Hattie Goes To Hollywood, is launched, I want to share my thoughts on
older protagonists having lead character roles.
I
often write about older people in my novels and in my new novel,
Hattie Goes to Hollywood, the
lead character, Hattie, is a private investigator who is in her late
50s.
She
is a ‘Baby Boomer.’
Baby
boomers are people
born during the post WWII baby boom and their current ages are 50-72.
I’m a baby boomer and we are supposed to be the wealthiest, most
active and physically fit generation in history, all currently
reaping the benefits of a good lifestyle that peak levels of income
bring. Baby boomers are said to be the luckiest generation having
benefitted from free education, a buoyant job market and inherited
property windfalls amongst other advantages.
But
are they all so lucky?
Alcohol
studies state that baby boomers, who grew up with more liberal
attitudes to alcohol, are ruining their health with heavy home
drinking and with the current financial uncertainties and pension
crisis, many boomers fear for their future and find themselves
working way beyond their estimated pension age. Western culture
suggests that we become invisible to the younger generation as we get
older. Middle agers are susceptible and can feel that they are no
longer attractive nor have the confidence of their youth. None of
this represents the picture that many baby boomers expected to paint
in their middle years and beyond.
For
me, growing older has never been more fun. I believe that we are able
to be the best that we can at every stage of our life and that ageing
means being comfortable in your own skin. Coming out of your comfort
zone is daunting. Doing it at this time of life is doubly hard but I
have found that stepping out of your day to day and testing new
waters generates the energy to recharge your creative batteries.
With
this in mind, I want to write novels that are uplifting for older and
younger readers alike and to show that life can be wonderful as you
age. Fictionally, if my characters can dodge the daunting media hype
and face the ageing process with enthusiasm, they can embrace it. I
hope that the personalities in Hattie
Goes To Hollywood,
reflect these thoughts. Especially Hattie, as she comes out of her
comfort zone and starts a new career as a private investigator. I
hope too that my books will encourage readers to embrace life, at
whatever age.
Many
thanks again Ellesea and happy reading to you and your followers,
Caroline
xx
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Hattie Goes to
Hollywood
A
Cumbrian Village...
Three suicides...
A red-hot summer...
Join super-sleuth Hattie as tempers and temperatures rise in the Cumbrian village of Hollywood. With mischief and shenanigans aplenty, will Hattie discover the truth?
A funny and intriguing mystery – the first in a new series by Caroline James
When recently bereaved Hattie Mulberry inherits her aunt’s dilapidated cottage in the village of Hollywood in Cumbria, she envisages a quiet life. But retired hotelier Hattie is bored and when her neighbour asks her to investigate a suspicious suicide, Hattie’s career takes a new direction and H&H Investigations is born. During the hottest summer for years, Hattie discovers there have been three recent suicides in Hollywood and she determines to find out why. Temperatures rise as she throws herself into village life and, with mischief and shenanigans aplenty, Hattie has her work cut out. But will she establish the truth?
Three suicides...
A red-hot summer...
Join super-sleuth Hattie as tempers and temperatures rise in the Cumbrian village of Hollywood. With mischief and shenanigans aplenty, will Hattie discover the truth?
A funny and intriguing mystery – the first in a new series by Caroline James
When recently bereaved Hattie Mulberry inherits her aunt’s dilapidated cottage in the village of Hollywood in Cumbria, she envisages a quiet life. But retired hotelier Hattie is bored and when her neighbour asks her to investigate a suspicious suicide, Hattie’s career takes a new direction and H&H Investigations is born. During the hottest summer for years, Hattie discovers there have been three recent suicides in Hollywood and she determines to find out why. Temperatures rise as she throws herself into village life and, with mischief and shenanigans aplenty, Hattie has her work cut out. But will she establish the truth?
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Author Bio –
Best-selling
author of women’s fiction, Caroline James has owned and run
businesses encompassing all aspects of the hospitality industry, a
subject that often features in her novels. She is based in the UK but
has a great fondness for travel and escapes whenever she can. A
public speaker, which includes talks and lectures on cruise ships
world-wide, Caroline is also a consultant and food writer. She is a
member of the Romantic Novelist’s Association, the Society of
Women’s Writer’s & Journalists and the Society of Authors and
writes articles and short stories, contributing to many publications.
In her spare time, Caroline can be found trekking up a mountain or
relaxing with her head in a book and hand in a box of chocolates.
Books
by Caroline James:
Coffee
Tea the Gypsy & Me
Coffee
Tea the Chef & Me
Coffee
Tea the Caribbean & Me
Jungle
Rock
The
Best Boomerville Hotel
Hattie
Goes to Hollywood
Social Media
Links –
Website:
www.carolinejamesauthor.co.uk
Twitter: @CarolineJames12
Facebook: Caroline
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