<p>‘Everything happens for a reason.’</p><p>It’s 1972. Raymond Mann is seventeen. He is fearful of life and can’t get off buses. He says his prayers every night and spends too much time in his room.</p><p>He meets Ernest Gardiner, a gentleman in his seventies who’s become tired of living and misses the days of chivalry and honour. Together they discover a love of sunflowers and stars, and help each other learn to love the world.</p><p>Ernest recounts his experiences of 1917 war-torn France where he served as a photographer in the trenches … of his first love, Mira, and how his life was saved by his friend Bill, a hardened soldier.</p><p>But all is not as it seems, and there is one more secret that will change Raymond’s life for ever.</p><p><em>Cold Sunflowers</em> is a story of love.</p><p>All love.</p><p>But most of all it’s about the love of life and the need to cherish every moment.</p><p>Cold Sunflowers </p><p> </p>