Dear Blacksmith Malene Engelund It was just us being

It was just us being who we were

as it came to be known

reprinted by Peepal Tree Press

The story reveals the raw complexity of gender dynamics in a society still hobbled by the demands forced on its people through war and ideology and rapid modernization

Dear Blacksmith Malene Engelund It was just us beingThis wasn't the story I wanted to tell. The end happened in the middle. Part love story, part grief memoir, Dear Blacksmith recounts the author's brief and unconventional love affair with 'Blacksmith Paul', a maverick who lived out on the moors in the Peak District, and the heart rending details of her grief after his sudden death, just eight months into their relationship. Adapted from the much loved blog Swimming Through Clouds, the story is told