Publication New from a Writing Colleague

Some time ago, I had the pleasure of reading Hilary Hauck’s poignant and elegant love story, From Ashes to Song. So I’m very pleased to relate that Hilary has released a new novel, The Things We’ll Never Have.

About the book (from Bookshop.org):

Winner of the Historical Fiction Company’s “Highly Recommended” award of excellence, The Things We’ll Never Have is part mystery, part psychological drama set in 1960s Italy, about family, friendship, and the lies that bind us.

The brightest things in Everleigh’s otherwise dull days in 1964 London are colors, fashion she’s not brave enough to wear, and the idea of the enchanted life she’ll inherit when she marries Gualtiero. But her dreams are crushed when her beloved mysteriously vanishes before the wedding. Everleigh travels to Italy, convinced he’s returned to his hometown, but when she tracks down the man everyone knows as Gualtiero, she has never seen him before. The question is no longer where her fiancé is, but who he is.

Determined to uncover the truth, Everleigh teams up with two unlikely friends. Soon, she unlocks a shocking truth about Gualtiero that propels the three women on a collision course that will shatter everything they thought they knew about family—and themselves.

Kirkus Reviews calls the novel  “An arresting and unpredictable tale of family.”

I met Everleigh during an excellent online writing course on character development, taught by Alex Lidell. Alex coaxed, encouraged, and prodded us to explore our characters’ inner and outer lives. I was impressed by what I learned about Everleigh and her journey. Now I have a deeper glimpse of how Everleigh and her story have evolved, and wow, am I intrigued!

If you’re intrigued as well, you can find “The Things We’ll Never Have” on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop.org.

For those who haven’t had a chance to read “From Ashes to Song,” I recommend it, especially for readers who enjoy literary fiction and for musicians and other lovers of music. It’s a gentle, yearning love story about a young composer, Pietro, who loses what he loves most in Italy, and comes to America for a new start. On the voyage over, he meets Assunta, whose warm heart and beautiful voice touch him.

Find out more about “From Ashes to Song” (and Hilary’s other books) on her site, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Bookshop.org.

You can also read my full review here.

Congratulations on your new novel, Hilary!