Wednesday, August 19, 2015

G is for Guy Sinclair

Paula interviews Guy Sinclair, the hero of ‘Irish Inheritance’.

I’m at Dublin Airport, hoping to catch Guy who has just arrived from New York. Oh, there he is! Guy, can you tell us why you’ve come over to Dublin?
(Guy stifles a yawn.) Yes, of course, although you’ll have to excuse some incoherency. I managed to sleep for a while on the flight, but these overnight flights are a killer, aren’t they? Anyway, yes, I’m here to visit a Dublin lawyer, Daniel McGrath.
 
Why?
Good question. My New York lawyer has told me I’ve inherited a half share of a house here in Ireland from some 90-year-old dame who died last year.
 
You don’t know who she is?
No, never heard of her before. Someone called Helena Keating. She named my grandmother in her will, and, as my father died a few years ago and had no brothers or sisters, it seems I’m the only living descendant of my grandmother.
 
Where’s this house?
I don’t know and, to tell you the truth, I’m not really interested in it. I’m only here because the lawyer insisted I had to see it before making any decision about it. It would have been much easier to stay home and simply instruct him to sell it.
 
You said you had a half share in the house. Do you know who has co-inherited it with you?
No idea. My lawyer didn’t have that information. Maybe it’s someone who’s as mystified as I am about all this.
 
If you want to sell the house, presumably this other person will have to agree to that too?
Good point, but I’m hoping there won’t be any problems about that. I’d much rather have the money than a house in Ireland.
 
Well, I wonder who is Guy’s co-inheritor – and whether he will change his mind about selling the house?
 
Irish Inheritance
English actress Jenna Sutton and American artist Guy Sinclair first meet when they jointly inherit a house on the west coast of Ireland. Curious about their unknown benefactress and why they are considered 'family', they discover surprising links to the original owners of the house.
They soon unravel an intriguing tale of a 19th century love affair. At the same time, their mutual attraction grows, despite personal reasons for not wanting romantic involvements at this point in their lives.
A local property agent appears to have her own agenda concerning the house while other events pull Jenna and Guy back to separate lives in London and America. Friction builds over their decision about the house and its contents.
Will their Irish inheritance bring them together – or drive them apart?
 
 

And here's Guy for you to feast your eyes on!
 

10 comments:

  1. Oooh, a feast for our eyes, indeed. Thank you! :)

    I love character interviews. It really helps did deep into their POV.

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    1. Make that 'DIG deep'. Sorry, fingers were too fast on the keys. Arghh.

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    2. It's fun interviewing characters, isn't it?

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  2. Ditto. I love character interviews too. I've already read this book but if I hadn't I would certainly want to buy it.

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    1. Thanks, Joanne - and thanks for visiting HWH :-)

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  4. Love character interviews. And the picture is great too!

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  5. Great interview, love the photo! :)
    Carol

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  6. Thanks, Jen and Carol :-) As soon as I saw the photo (one day on Facebook!) I knew he was how I imagined Guy!

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