Muriel Freeborn, author

About

Muriel Freeborn

After years engrossed in music-making, stiffening fingers encouraged Muriel to look for another absorbing interest. Prompted by the death of her friend, who was a writer and dedicated her first book to her, and now presenting her sixth book for publication at the age of ninety-eight. She has experienced much pleasure and satisfaction in writing her books of fiction.

Books

  • The Mystery of John Grey

      Kathy Murley’s world has grown small in the long and still days of lockdown, with quiet mornings, the same routines, and the occasional chat with family members over the phone. It’s a life she’s grown used to, until her sister-in-law Pamela stumbles upon something curious tucked inside an old book: a name neither of them has ever heard before – John Grey. That small discovery stirs a question that refuses to rest. Kathy begins to trace the faint outlines of a forgotten story with her son Bernard by her side, through worn letters, faded photographs, and the dusty corners of parish records. What they uncover is a tale buried by time – of love and loss, and a child quietly given away after the Great War. As their search brings them into contact with another local family – the Greys – long-kept secrets begin to surface, weaving together past and present in a tender reminder that family can reach further than we ever imagine..  

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  • The Right Decisions

    For widow,  Isabel Brakeford, life was to change dramatically when she and her teenage daughter,Tessa, visited the seaside home of her sister, Millie and her husband, Hubert. It was there that by chance she bumped into Steven who, it transpired, was a former climbing pal of her late husband Henry.

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  • Several Cups of Tea

    Freda is in her later years and struggling with the conflict between her inner desire to continue her busy life, exercising her experience and skills, and giving in to a feeling that a woman of her age should retire gracefully.

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  • Overdene

    Geoffrey returns home to Overdene after a lifetime of working in South Africa. His failed marriage and approaching retirement force him to consider his future and the realisation that a new aim is essential to his wellbeing.

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  • Living in Harmony

    Right from an early age, Susan's life revolves around her family, her friends and her piano. She needs all three and tries hard to get her priorities right, as each makes demands on her attention.

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  • Ellie Hopeson 91

    This is a peaceful read and one to inspire all of us readers, whatever our age! 

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