May isn’t your average child. Neither is Ted. May is controlling and manipulative. Ted is brilliant. May is obsessed with Ted.
Beginning in 1973, the story of May and Ted starts with the innocence of childhood, peppered with disturbing moments of abuse and bullying. It’s clear that May has some issues, but she does come by them honestly. Her Uncle Jake has a habit of molesting little girls. And May’s mother? Well, she’s just another piece of work.
Ted is a simple kid who loves his mom, school and May, mostly, if she’s being nice. He’s really smart and gets put in special classes. The teachers love him. May hates that. It isn’t until high school, when Ted falls in love with David and May realizes what she needs to do to ‘save’ him, that May’s obsession changes their lives forever.
This story is a character-driven suspense novel told from May’s perspective and Ted’s perspective, each of which can be very different. There’s sex, violence and just enough humour to keep it from getting too dark.
Targeted Age Group:: Adult
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
May and Ted, quite honestly, wrote itself. Once I got to know the characters, everything happened according to their whims. Don't get me wrong, I sat down with every intention of writing a novel, but I had no idea that May and Ted would evolve into such strong characters. My inspiration? I've always called myself a writer, I figured I'd better write something big before I keel over.
How Did You Come up With Your Characters?
May and Ted start out as kids and the characters are based on all the little boys and little girls I have known, both real and fictional.
From there, May's crazy sort of took on a life of its own. I've always had that happen with my characters when I write, but I usually try to choke it down, assuming people don't want to see that kind of crazy. But this time, I let her go.
Ted's sweetness and kindness? He is perhaps someone I wish I knew…
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