RICHARD OSWESTRY

ENGINEER. NOVELIST.

WRITING

Stories that ask difficult questions.

Richard Oswestry writes stories about people, choices and consequences.

Not every story is comfortable.

Some are intended to entertain. Others are intended to make the reader stop and think. Occasionally, a story may challenge what the reader believes, or leave them uncomfortable with the questions it raises.

That is part of the reason for writing it.

The Moral Dilemma

The Moral Dilemma is a controversial story.

Some readers will like it. Some will not.

That is entirely their right.

The story deals with circumstances and choices that are difficult to confront. They are not presented because they are easy, nor because they should be approved.

A writer has the right to tell a story that he believes must be told.

Telling a story does not mean condoning what happens within it.

Sometimes the purpose of fiction is not to give the reader an answer, but to put them in a position where they must decide what they believe.

The Moral Dilemma is one of those stories.

What Comes Next

The writing continues.

Some stories have been waiting for years. Others arrive unexpectedly. Some begin with a question; others begin with a character, an object, or a moment that refuses to disappear.

The common thread is simple:

And perhaps, more importantly:

TICK TOCK

Granddad's Clock

Edward Cartwright has lived a remarkable life.

Born into humble circumstances in a small Yorkshire village, he became one of the wealthiest men in England. To the outside world, his success appears almost impossible to explain. A fortunate investment here. A timely decision there. Throughout his life, people simply said that Edward Cartwright had the Midas touch.

But Edward has kept one secret for most of his life.

A secret that began when he was a young boy.

Now, as his life draws to its close, his family gathers at his great Yorkshire home. They know what they want, and they have little patience for waiting.

But Edward has already made his final decisions.

His fortune.
His family.
His legacy.

And a strange old clock he leaves to his eight-year-old granddaughter, Anne Mary.

She has no idea why her grandfather considers it so important.

Neither does anyone else.

A new novel by Richard Oswestry.
Coming soon.

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