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Something to Declare
Steve Jones is a Customs Officer, but he has played a role all his life. The decision is made, and the pretence will be over. This is a novel about love and acceptance, music, rugby, dancing, cycling and climbing, and the transgendered.
As well as beer.
As well as beer.
342 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 11, 2013
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About the author
S.A.A. Calvert
24 books11 followersI am Steph Calvert, and the thing that most people pick up on is that I am transgendered. That doesn't make me special, but it does influence my writing. I will be blunt: I write love stories. I don't mean fluffy bodice-rippers involving a lot of smouldering, but stories set in the real world, or at least as real as I can make it. Warts and all, but infused throughout with Pandora's gift. How could anyone live without hope?
Most of my stories are tied together with one brutal event, and while I have not written the details, and will not, it is the effects on other people that generate the tales. I make no apologies for the brutality in some of the scenes, just as I make no excuses for the bits where True Love...well, you know the schema.
Most of my stories are tied together with one brutal event, and while I have not written the details, and will not, it is the effects on other people that generate the tales. I make no apologies for the brutality in some of the scenes, just as I make no excuses for the bits where True Love...well, you know the schema.
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July 15, 2020
A wonderful story well told!
This book takes you through the ups and downs of the transition for Steve to Steph. Surprisingly upbeat, because she is a person that sees the good in others and looks on the bright side.
Yes there is a darker storyline or two running through the tale, which makes it more real.
This book takes you through the ups and downs of the transition for Steve to Steph. Surprisingly upbeat, because she is a person that sees the good in others and looks on the bright side.
Yes there is a darker storyline or two running through the tale, which makes it more real.
January 8, 2020
Everyone who like a good story should read this book...
Steph Calvert has the gift of the storyteller; and this particular tale; the first one in this story arc, and currently (2013) the only one available on Kindle, makes a wonderful introduction to the "Border" and the people who inhabit it.
I came away from the tale, on first reading it, knowing the people within were friends; indeed I wish there were more people like them around:
The World would be a much nicer place.
Be warned; this story is about real life; it's not all "soft" and "fluffy".
Indeed; Bad Things Happen.
Do not let that put you off, however, the bad is outweighed by the good a hundred-fold; just as in real life.
The book is written about the UK; contains "British" humour; and is written in "English", but occasionally used dialect, and, very occasionally, Welsh, with translations where appropriate, for the benefit of the "other" English speaking Nations.
Read the product description: Its all true; especially about the beer.
P
Steph Calvert has the gift of the storyteller; and this particular tale; the first one in this story arc, and currently (2013) the only one available on Kindle, makes a wonderful introduction to the "Border" and the people who inhabit it.
I came away from the tale, on first reading it, knowing the people within were friends; indeed I wish there were more people like them around:
The World would be a much nicer place.
Be warned; this story is about real life; it's not all "soft" and "fluffy".
Indeed; Bad Things Happen.
Do not let that put you off, however, the bad is outweighed by the good a hundred-fold; just as in real life.
The book is written about the UK; contains "British" humour; and is written in "English", but occasionally used dialect, and, very occasionally, Welsh, with translations where appropriate, for the benefit of the "other" English speaking Nations.
Read the product description: Its all true; especially about the beer.
P
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