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Sounds Like Love a YA Coming Of Age by Laura Ford ➱ Book Tour with Giveaway
Sounds
Like Love
by
Laura Ford
Genre:
YA Fiction, Coming Of Age
Wendy
is a bright spark who wants to find love and travel the world, but
she questions how her dreams can become a reality as her world
changes around her.
When
Wendy arrives at her beloved grandmother’s house to collect a box
of keepsakes, she picks up more than she bargained for - a green-eyed
tabby cat with amazing qualities. This is just the start of a
high-speed adventure, leading Wendy towards bright new horizons… if
only she’ll give the cat a chance…
Reviews:
A
wonderful story . . . Author Laura Ford does a fantastic job of
creating a story that flows well and keeps the reader captivated from
beginning to end.’
-SAN
FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW
‘A
tender, engaging narrative intended to inspire positivity in the face
of adversity.’
-KIRKUS
REVIEWS
Sounds
Like Love offers readers an engaging story of a cat that
holds unexpectedly special abilities, a grandchild learning to care
for a pet while missing a significant person in her life, and an
emotional roller coaster of love, empathy, and revised connections
that stem from their relationship.’
"Suddenly she wasn’t thinking about how she felt anymore; she was wondering how the cat was feeling – she felt compassion for the cat. All through her childhood she had disliked cats because her parents had paraded them in front of her and it had made her feel second best. But now, this cat was looking for a friend. How could Wendy hope for people to understand her when she wasn’t trying to understand this cat? “Empathy,” Wendy said out loud to herself. “That’s what the world needs. More empathy.”
What is another passion of yours alongside writing?
I’m really interested in the natural world and enjoy taking macro photographs of insects.
I started a non-profit called the Pollinator Protection Fund to help support habitat creation for endangered Western Monarch butterflies and other pollinators such as native bees.
I really enjoy learning about native plants and reading studies about Monarch Butterflies. One of the most fulfilling things is creating a Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator habitat garden that the public can enjoy. In these gardens, it is very rewarding to watch people read our educational signs and smile with joy as butterflies glide past them.
Gardens that thrive with life and shine with colorful plants take us out our of our heads and into the present moment as we observe creatures in nature going about their business.
There’s so much to consider when planting for butterflies and bees - which native plants are their host plants, what types of conditions do the plants like, how many plants to install in a garden, and where, what type of soil do we have - is it healthy? And so on. The learning curve is definitely enjoyable and I realize that it never stops. There is just so much to learn!
When I see Monarch butterflies circling a garden we have created, it makes the journey of transforming an overgrown and unused piece of land completely worthwhile and magical
Laura Ford writes
novels, short stories and poems across a wide range of human and
animal experience. As Laura is an avid cat lover, a number of special
felines tend to find their way into Laura's stories as well.
Laura graduated with
an honours degree in British law while also writing fiction in
parallel. Now based in California with her husband and two beguiling
Siamese cats, Laura most enjoys using her imagination and memories to
paint vivid stories. An avid traveler and seeker, Laura is always
exploring new concepts for more stories to come.
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