Fall from Grace

When Dan and Grace Hearn sell their haulage business in Derbyshire and retire to Anglesey, North Wales, their lives seem complete. Taking life easier and enjoying the beautiful island was a dream come true, especially for Grace who spent many happy childhood holidays there. Their world is shattered when Gabriel, one of their twin sons, inexplicably takes his own life on New Year’s Eve 2010. He fails to arrive at the family party being held at their luxury farmhouse on the outskirts of Beaumaris. Trying to establish why their son took his life, Dan conducts his own investigations which lead him to believe that something sinister had occurred in Gabriel’s past, at the hands of a family friend. Dan reconnects with his own estranged brother to enlist some help in his desperate search for the truth. Dan and his brother were born into a travelling family. Dan refused to embrace this heritage since he was left to fend for himself at the age of 15 – in contrast to his brother, who built a business empire that totally encompassed his heritage and celebrated his Romani roots. Jack Hearn is only too pleased to help his brother to prove his case theory, they reunite and Dan is drawn into Jack’s world. Jack is powerful and is willing to use anything at his disposal to deliver some closure to his grieving brother and his family. What secrets will be discovered and what will be Dan’s revenge? Will Grace ever know the truth?

Author Biography

JA Winterford was born in Mossley, a former industrial hill-town on the edge of what is now Greater Manchester, but considers herself to be an authentic Lancastrian. She was educated at Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School and has enjoyed writing stories from a very young age.
She made her first trip to Anglesey in 1986 and fell in love with the island. Every year since, she has visited Anglesey with her family, who share her love and enthusiasm for traversing the iconic bridges and experiencing the island’s unique beauty.
Fall From Grace is JA Winterford’s first published novel and is mainly based in Anglesey. Using her knowledge of the area, her characters are given a charming and sometimes dramatic backdrop as their stories play out and their lives are affected by personal trauma. Her love of a ‘good read’ with strong characters, coupled with twists and turns, has enabled her to structure the story in the way she enjoys reading fiction herself, however, written in her own style.