Book synopsis
Single mums, Tia and Kay, meet when their sons are born on the same day.
Tia is a product of the welfare system but wants a better life for her son. Her entrapment by her manipulative and controlling boyfriend in the world of drink, drugs, crime and enforced prostitution suggests otherwise. Is she a ‘born devil’ or can she change and break free?
Kay comes from a stable home but sacrifices it all, initially, to live her own kind of life.
Overshadowed by betrayals, mistakes, regrets, and the mystery of an abandoned child, their paths – and those of their families – run parallel or criss-cross over twenty-five years.
Can determination and the power of the snow globe offer a chance of happiness?
About the author
Angela worked in medical research, electronic and electrical engineering, and administration. In her mid-thirties, she decided to change direction and returned to university to study Humanities, specialising in Literature and Creative Writing. She then completed an MPhil (Literature) focussing on how women writers in Wales, between 1850 and 1950, portrayed their female characters. Following this, Angela joined the staff the University of Glamorgan where, in 2000, she set up and directed The Wales Centre for Intergenerational Practice. As well as providing training and advice, she worked with local schools and communities, over a period of ten years, to improve communication between the generations. She has been in demand, nationally and internationally, as a conference presenter and an invited speaker in her field.
Her publications include non-fiction, short stories, poetry, and fiction for children. The Fractured Globe is her first full-length novel and explores the nature/nurture question through the lives of two single mums, their sons, and families, over twenty-five years. This debate, together with an interest in mythology and magic, has significantly influenced her writing.
Angela is a member of The Society of Authors [SoA], and the SoA Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group.
She lives in south Wales.
Social Media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/angelaEfish
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Website: www.angela-fish.com
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Angela-Fish/e/B01MPXRE8F?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14428605.Angela_Fish?from_search=true&from_srp=true
Purchase Links:
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/3iLhPRl
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/39Y9JAP
Publishing Information:
Published in paperback and digital formats by Darkstroke Books on 3rd December 2020
My review
It isn’t often that I read a book in a day but this one I did! I could not put this down. It was a moving story about two mums Kay and Tia who meet by chance in hospital after they had their baby boys. All of things that happen after that are a whirlwind! Some parts I found hard to read and emotional other parts I just had to find out more.
Please read this book! I found it amazing and I will be recommending it to everyone.
Disclaimer – Thank you to Emma of Damp Pebble Book Tours and the author for my gifted copy of this book for my honest review