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Learn to Love Me
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Learn to Love Me (edit title/settings)

by Sinead MacDughlas (Author) (edit contributors)

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Despite her secret past, Emily O’Shea was finally living a normal life. There had been some arguments with her husband, Trevor, lately, but no marriage is perfect. At least the column she writes for the local paper is going well…that is, until one of her interviewees goes missing, and a... read more

Characters edit see section history

  • Emily O'Shea: Narrarator and the main character. She writes a column for the local paper, 'The Oshawa Herald', She works at a grocery store part time as well. Emily is running from her past and keeping secrets, and those are the very things that could destroy her.
  • Trevor Sheildor: Emily's husband. Trevor is the owner of a home security company, 'Shieldor Security'.
  • Stanley Willems: Emily's mentor, a reporter at 'The Oshawa Herald' and her friend.
  • Marcus Brascon: The editor at 'The Oshawa Herald'.
  • Brandi Millord: Emily's young friend. The subject interviewed for Emily's first column. The first abductee.
  • Detective Grady Ribbason: Lead detective on Brandi's case.
  • Detective Constable Alex Newston: Second detective on Brandi's case and Emily's ex-lover.
  • Greg Smith: Senior reporter and most likely next in line to be Editor at 'The Oshawa Herald'.
  • Beth Green: Senior reporter and police liason at 'The Oshawa Herald'. Older sister to Jess Green, the main character in "Best Served Bloody".
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “"I hated the way the scent of the place crept into my clothes and clung, with the tenacity of a dense ex-boyfriend, long after I’d left the office."”
    Emily - Chapter 1
  • “"The past isn’t something you can run from. It follows you and if you try to deny it, it turns on you like a rabid wolf."”
    Emily - Chapter 11
  • “"You’d sacrifice everything you are, and everything you have, to make me happy, and none of it will make a bit of goddamn difference. "”
    Emily - Chapter 16

First Sentence edit see section history

The smell of sweat, stale cigarettes and burnt coffee was like a threadbare blanket, the kind you toss on the end of the sofa and forget, but on a cold evening it suddenly becomes a comforting treasure.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Eight eights.: The eight eights appear in the letter from the killer to Emily. Without giving spoilers, the eights are the killer's signature and play a significant role in both his justification and his reasons for murder. The number eight is similar to the symbol for infinity and the Mobius strip: an endless twisting loop. The present circles back to the past. Life is filled with cycles that repeat, even as it moves forward.
  • Sparrow: The sparrow in "Learn To Love Me" is a metaphor for Emily and her fear. Like a sparrow, Emily feels small, plain and insignificant when fear takes over: a wild bird trapped in a cage. The sparrow is represented on the front cover as well, barely visible in the gun smoke.
  • Asterisks: The eight asterisks used to separate the narrative from the flashbacks were used intentionally. Again, without using spoilers, the explanation can be found in Chapter 10 of the book, where Stanley Willems offers a possible explanation for the eight eights in the killer's note.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sinead MacDughlas (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing (Publisher)
  2. Simon Marshall-Jones (Editor)
  3. Dave J. Ford (Cover Artist)
  4. Dave J. Ford (Photographer)

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

This book contains coarse language, graphic violence, and sexual encounters. It is not appropriate for children or adults with delicate sensibilities.

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