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Woodford Virgins
by Joanne Schoenwald
It is Boxing Day, and five friends have arrived for one week of camping in an old cow paddock at the annual Woodford Folk Festival. It will be a week of fire twirling, juggling, art lessons, circus entertainment, live music, tribal colours, exotic smells, wild hair, funny hats and a serious lack of condoms. Maybe it will be a week of soul rejuvenation, or maybe it will be a week of terrifying experiences to drag them from their comfort zones.
Against the backdrop of fun and frivolity, there are personal dramas and challenges for each friend. For Tamarind, the hippie, returning ‘home’ to her beloved festival, there is a lingering question about her future as she waits for blood test results. Jeremy is seeking to reclaim his spirit after a broken heart, and open up his third eye chakra in the process. His conservative brother, Andrew, is a cranky, sweating lawyer who just wants to get a relationship right for once — or at least just get laid. Irish backpacker Rose is here to escape a scandal in her hometown of Doolin. And shy, frightened Marmalade is just trying to find the courage to read her poems and discover her voice in a place that is another world from her sensible life.
Love complications abound when the group meets Mike, a performer who plays African drums. Rose is confident in her ability to seduce anyone. Tamarind questions whether or not she should really be pursuing a relationship at this time when her own future seems so uncertain. And Andrew is convinced he has found the real thing this time in Rose. Meanwhile, Marmalade has to come to terms with her family’s unfinished business and Jeremy starts to suspect that his relationship with his brother might not be what he thought it was.
As the week closes and New Year’s Eve wishes float softly as ashes into the night sky, one will find love, one will find forgiveness, one will find passion, one will find humility and one will find that they have much more to find.
Woodford Virgins is a novel about friendship, romance and faith, and our ability to be tested and come back stronger, more loving, and more joyful than ever. It is a feel-good story for all ages — regardless of whether or not you have dreadlocks and drink chai!
Comments on: "“Woodford Virgins”: a novel" (10)
love what i have read so far, can’t wait to finish
Sounds interesting.
Is this an Ebook or can it be bought in bookshops /online.
Did you self-publish!
Many Thanx,
Karen T
Hi Karen
It is available as a free download. Just click on the icons above!
I want to add the link of your free novel to my blog, List of free reads. But when I tried to download, it says Download disabled. Have you taken down the novel?.. I was looking forward to reading it. Thank you for the novel, anyway. It did sound interesting
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Flora
Hi Flora
You are welcome to put a link on your site. Thanks.
I checked all the links and they still work so I’m not sure what happened when you tried to click on it. It is well and truly still up and available for free viewing. Here is the link directly.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/11747903/Woodford-Virgins-by-Joanne-Schoenwald
Hi Joanne,
I’ve tried downloading Woodford Virgins from Scribd, and it is apparently disabled. I was wondering perhaps if you could send me the pdf? That would be amazing! Thank you so much.
You’re an amazing writer!
Sher
Hi Sherry,
Thanks for letting me know… and thanks for the compliment
Try clicking on the ‘Dowload it for free HERE’ link at the top of the page.
Thanks!
I really enjoyed the story! I stayed up all night reading it, and felt totally immersed the the festival world.
Hi Chrissey,
I’ve just published it onto Lulu
http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/woodford-virgins/14027606
Enjoy!!
Hello,
This novel can now be downloaded from Lulu.com
http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/woodford-virgins/14027606
Enjoy