
THE BLURB
It began with a promise . . .
Matilda Bell is left heartbroken when she falls out with her beloved grandfather just before he dies. Haunted by regret, she makes a promise that will soon change everything . . . When spirited former singing star Reenie Silver enters her life, Mattie seizes the opportunity to make amends. Together, Mattie and Reenie embark on an incredible journey that will find lost friends, uncover secrets from the glamorous 1950s and put right a sixty-year wrong. Touchingly funny, warm and life-affirming, this is a sparkling story of second chances. Perfect for fans of Cecelia Ahern, Searching for a Silver Lining will take you on a trip you'll never forget.
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Meet
The Cast: Gil Kendrick
Gil Kendrick is a bit of an enigma when we
meet him. The co-owner of Kendrick’s Comedy Club (with his twin brother, Colm),
he is the grandson of the club’s original owner Jacob Kendrick, who established
it as The Palm Grove – Soho’s finest music venue and nightclub in the 1950s.
Mattie Bell and Reenie Silver have to persuade him to host the reunion of the
famous Fifties’ British singing group, The Silver Five. He agrees, on one
condition: that he joins the road trip to meet the group’s former members.
When I wrote the first draft of Searching for a Silver Lining, Gil took
a while to find his feet in the story. I could picture him immediately, but I
had to work to bring out his own story within the main story of the book. You
could say he was a bit shy of the spotlight for a while! But having spent a
year of my life getting to know Gil, I love what he became on the page. He’s
funny, charming, occasionally grumpy and a surprisingly layered character who
reveals a whole other side as the road trip goes on. I hope readers will love
him, too!
If Searching
for a Silver Lining is ever made into a film (*coughs, bats eyelids at
passing film directors*), my dream casting for the role of Gil would be the
gorgeous Sam Claflin. He would
portray Gil’s dry sense of humour while also showing his flaws and hidden
motivations. It took me a long time
of looking at many, many photos of Sam to decide this, of course. A writer’s
life can be so hard sometimes…
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