Pieces of My Life written by Rachel Dann, publisher HQ Digital, is available NOW in ebook format.
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A journey she never expected…
Kirsty is happy. Really, she is. After five years with her boyfriend, Harry, she’s ready to take things to the next step and turn that spare room into a little nursery. And she thought Harry was too.
Only, it turns out that Harry’s ‘big news’ is actually not that he wants to try for a baby, but that he wants to travel to South America – with Kirsty! She’ll just have to trust that after their trip of a lifetime, Harry will be ready to settle down for good.
Arriving in hot, steamy Ecuador it soon becomes clear that Harry is hiding something. Something that he’s been hiding for years. And as Kirsty’s dreams are at risk of shattering, she begins to pick up the pieces of the life that she’s put off for so long…
I was completely enthralled with this story right from the start. Pieces of My Life is Rachel Dann’s debut novel and it completely ticked all the boxes for me. Characters that were written with such warmth and relatable, exotic location that the author transported you to with the words on the page, intrigue and curiosity of the world and people around you and also about the person you have lived with for five years. A journey dredging up memories from the past that at the time were very emotive but now you have time to re-evaluate them and see them in a different life. Thought provoking issues that made you think that first impressions are not the whole picture. Political changes that could inevitably make the difference in someone’s life to give them hope and belief of a better tomorrow.
Kirsty and Harry have been together for five years since meeting at University. Kirsty was so surprised that this well-travelled, handsomely rugged young man was interested in her, the shy studious student. Kirsty was charmed by Harry from the start and when they graduated she happily accepted that they’d live closer to his place of work and Kirsty would commute each day to hers. Kirsty was also keen to start a family and was feeling that the time was right in their lives however, Harry had other plans for their future. Harry wanted them to go travelling to Ecuador and take a 3 month sabbatical from work. He was so excited about this trip that the eagerness grew on Kirsty and she was soon planning trips and sights of interest to visit.
Once the couple arrive in the heat and bustle of this new world and culture Kirsty is captivated by it’s beauty but Harry’s enthusiasm has definitely ebbed and he is displaying unusual body languages. They soon build up a friendship with owners of a local eatery and when Kirsty hears that the wife Gabi helps out in the local women’s prison Kirsty’s interest is peaked. Whilst Harry continues to have mood swings and display unusual behaviour Kirsty decides to seek more information regarding helping out with the charity that visit the women prisoners. Once Kirsty gains more information a spark from her dreams in the past slowly becomes alive and she aims to help the women, especially the British women held in a foreign cell.
We follow Kirsty’s new affirmative journey gaining the courage to go into a scenario she has never been before, understanding the lives of these women and finding out what she can do to help them. We also follow Kirsty slowly unravelling Harry’s unusual attitude. This three month visit to Ecuador will change Kirsty’s life in more ways than one as it opens up new wounds, old heartbreak, invigorates the dream in her professional life and also her personal life. An uplifting, life affirming story set in a stunning location. A family saga of sorts and a beautiful tale of new beginnings.
To find out more about Rachel Dann please visit the following pages:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dannrachel
Amazon UK Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rachel-Dann/e/B07285YW67
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