Article by Ceri Wheeldon Linda MacDonald  had always wanted to write a book about bullying, but wanted to write a fictional account. She particularly wanted to explore how being bullied at school could have an impact later in life.  The book was put on hold until Linda could think of an appropriate storyline to weave the issue in to. What better time to place her character than at midlife and at a particularly vulnerable crossroad? Linda had already written a couple of novels with unrelated themes alongside her career as a teacher – what Linda likes to refer to as her ‘practice’ books- neither of which were published. Linda was herself bullied when she was young. The advent of the social network ‘Friends Reunited’ offered an opportunity for Linda to make contact with old school friends- and made her wonder what had happened to the old school bullies who had made...