About May and Ted: A Story of Love and Perspective by J. D. Robertson:
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/thriller 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.
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Author Bio:
J. D. Robertson is a retired corporate writer with degrees in both Cellular, Molecular, Microbial Biology, and Creative Writing and Journalism. Her non-fiction piece, Goodbye Dad, won the Barry Broadfoot Award for Creative Nonfiction and Honorable Mention in the 2023 Dreamers Micro Nonfiction Contest. J. D. (Jan) lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her husband, Bill, and their puggle Charlee. She rides a Yamaha V-Star, has a passion for good scotch and good books, and is not ready to grow old. May and Ted is her first novel.