Cold Sunflowers Sippings Mark (2018)

In 1972, seventeen-year-old Raymond Mann is fearful of life and unable to get off buses. He says his prayers every night and spends too much time in his room. He meets Ernest Gardiner, a gentleman in his seventies who has grown tired of living and longs for the days of chivalry and honour. Together they discover a love of sunflowers and stars and help each other learn to love the world. Ernest recounts his experiences in war-torn France in 1917, where he served as a photographer in the trenches, as well as his first love, Mira, and how his life was saved by his friend Bill, a hardened soldier. But not everything is as it seems, and one more secret will change Raymonds life forever. Cold Sunflowers is a story about love in all its forms, but above all about the love of life and the need to cherish every moment.