Torn In the face of temptation old habits die hard eBook Gilli Allan
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"Deeply moving..." Katie Fforde
Escaping abuse and a turbulent past, ex-banker Jess leaves London. In the country she will find tranquillity, simplicity and a fresh start. It will be easy to get life onto the right track. She can devote herself to being a good mother to her child. But a change of scene is not the remedy she’d hoped for. Country-life has its own stresses and strains, dragging her in opposite directions. There is conflict - over the landscape, between new friends, and between her resolution to rule men out of her life and her very physical nature. Despite her best intentions, Jess is torn - between the suitable man and the unsuitable boy.
What people are saying about Torn...
Book blogger, Anne Williams (Being Anne) - “TORN hooks you in and keeps you turning the pages as its characters drive the story it's a book you explore, as the characters slowly reveal themselves, and one that affects you quite deeply at an emotional level. The ending has you on the edge of your seat, but, at the same time, it tears at your heart.”
Book blogger, Anne Stormont (Write Anne) - “A contemporary romance-plus novel. No gush or slush. Believable, flawed, three-dimensional characters, vividly drawn setting and not one, but two expertly crafted ‘will-they-won't-theys?’. An evening or bedtime curl-up read.”
Book blogger, Jo Lambert (A Writer’s Journey) - “Wow! I really feel Gilli Allan’s TORN was an amazing read. The whole story flowed so well and was written with such care, passion and sensitivity. I finished it thinking - Gosh I wish I could write like that!”
Book blogger, Kim Nash (Kim the Bookworm) - ““Wow - what a great title for a book in which I felt - absolutely torn! ...emotional, sad, happy and just generally fab”
Book blogger, Lou Graham (Lou Graham's blog) - “Torn is certainly not predictable, but that is what makes it a real page turner. It has a very strong ending that I never saw coming. Lovely engaging characters that expand and grow with every page you turn and a story that really makes you think.”
Sandy Nachlinger (Writing with a Texas Twang) - “TORN is anything but your standard romance with predictable conflicts and stereotypical characters. It's much more, and a thoroughly enjoyable read.”
Elizabeth Jasper (Awesome Indies) - “Overall, a great read which readers of adult romance will enjoy.”
Comments about the author
Lynette Sofras (The Manic Scribbler) - “What makes Gilli Allan's stories unique is their sense of honesty, of gritty realism mixed with a little twist of magic. They take me out of my comfort zone and make me face up to aspects of life it's usually easier to ignore.”
Anne Williams (Being Anne) - “I really like the way Gilli Allan writes - easy to read in many ways, but with the ability to take you by surprise, to keep you on edge, to surprise you with moments of tenderness and flashes of anger.”
Anne Williams (Being Anne) - “Gilli Allan writes some of the best sex scenes I've come across - not the candlelight and violins variety, but the awkwardness and the messy bits that make it real and recognisable.”
Sandy Nachlinger (Writing with a Texas Twang)- “I would rank Gilli Allan’s books amongst the best I’ve read in years. The characters are real, their situations are believable, and their stories are messy — just like life! There’s no perfect hair or bodies-to-die-for in these books! I highly recommend them...”
Anne Williams (Being Anne) - “I love Gilli Allan’s writing and wish I’d discovered her sooner.”
Susan Russo Anderson - Gilli Allan is “a gifted author with a unique voice. “
Jenny Twist - “Gilli Allan is an accomplished and fluent writer.”
Lindsay Townsend - “Gill Allan writes with great power about characters who are flawed yet sympathetic.”
Jan Ruth - “Gilli Allan always manages to be original whilst remaining rooted in reality”
Torn In the face of temptation old habits die hard eBook Gilli Allan
TORN pulled me into the story of Jess from the very first paragraph. The book is a wonderful piece of prose from a gifted author with a unique voice. It is a romance with a twist, a slice from the life of Jessica Avery. On the one hand, TORN is about a thirty-something single mom who escapes a violently abusive relationship and the hassles of a stressful job in London, yearning for peace and stability in the country.But on a deeper level, TORN is about the effects of abuse, the lurching starts and stops, the choices of an abused woman who in many ways is broken as she searches for a new life and a proper home for her child, stumbling along the way.
Listen to the rhythm of Ms. Allan's prose as Jess speaks:
"'Tonight marks a fresh start. A new life. And I'm determined to get it right this time.' With the words-and all the underlying unspoken implications-she felt the up-swell of elation, the utter conviction that re-making her life would be easy."
Jess's quest is more than she bargained for, however, and she falls into the arms of one man, only to fall into the arms of another.
TORN chronicles Jess's coming of age, if you will, her growth as a person, and the novel's scenes--those with her friends and with her child, Rory, who during the course of the narrative, has milestones of his own--include her romantic relationships with men in quite detailed and beautifully written prose. In fact, the sex scenes are masterfully written. A tightly-written novel, all the scenes, including those in the bedroom, have a purpose: they move the story along and illuminate the characters, especially Jess.
Ms. Allan has created a very complex character in Jess, totally believable, one who surprised and, at times, angered this reader, and the novel centers around her growth. And the minor characters, Danny, James, Rory, Sean have their own special voice. For those who want a compelling romance a finely written story told with rich prose, TORN by British author, Gilli Allan, is a must read.
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Torn In the face of temptation old habits die hard eBook Gilli Allan Reviews
Make a choice between a respected landowner and his much younger worker? That's one of the challenges facing Jessica Avery in Gilli Allan's TORN. When sophisticated Londoner Jessica leaves an abusive relationship and takes her son to rural Warford, she expects to begin a new life growing vegetables, baking homemade bread, and sewing curtains for the windows of her rented cottage. Instead, the former investment banker finds a lord-of-the-manor farmer and a dreadlocked dreamer vying for her affection. She finds herself drawn to both.
Though Jessica admits with some regret to an earlier sybaritic lifestyle (she's not sure who fathered her child), she embraces her innate sensuality without shame. She has made mistakes--and continues to make them--and that realism creates a sympathetic character for the reader. We want Jessica and her son to find happiness and lasting love at last. If not happily ever after, then happy for now.
The love scenes in the book are nicely written---tantalizing without venturing into erotica. The author has captured the rural countryside and brought it into the story, with muddy boots and soggy clothing as well as in sunlit scenes. Allan's research is evident in her descriptions of farming, sheep raising, and myriad other details that add flavor and realism to the story. Clearly, she knows her setting and the characters who inhabit it.
TORN is anything but your standard romance with predictable conflicts and stereotypical characters. It's much more, and a thoroughly enjoyable read.
Some see Jessica as a debauched woman. Some see her as a friend, and some fall in love with her.
Jessica is not a typical 'romance' kind of woman, trembling from head to toe as a man touches her cheek.
Well, maybe she does, but she is a sexual being..c'mon, surely you realize we women have grown up and make our own decisions about our life, our bodies?
No? Well grow up; this isn't the 50's. Some of us fought for the rights women enjoy (or disavow) now. This book is about a human being who is finding her own way and only knows some of what she really wants.
So~she had been sexually active, got accidentally pregnant (surely not the first or last woman to do that). She falls head over heels in love with her baby boy when he is born, and her aim is to bring him up with love and safety and knowledge. When safety seems to be the last thing she and the boy are experiencing, she gets out of the relationship and starts a life on her own with her child. Brave, I think.
I know what I felt about Danny, and maybe a little less about Jess because the 'modern' business woman bores me to death..they seem so smart about business, but so dumb about real life. I 'got' James right away, shook my head over Danny's brother's weird foray into being the embodiment of the old British head of family. I wanted to strangle Imogen..who in their right mind would put up with her!!
These people became very real for me.
I don't go through a (very good) book nitpicking about the 'story line' or the people I am introduced to. I settle into the story and it takes on a life of its own. 'TORN' did that.
The descriptions of the countryside, the hills, the woods, the farms..touched me deeply.
That is the sign of a very good author.
I really enjoyed this book and will read more of Gilli Allan's books, for sure.
TORN pulled me into the story of Jess from the very first paragraph. The book is a wonderful piece of prose from a gifted author with a unique voice. It is a romance with a twist, a slice from the life of Jessica Avery. On the one hand, TORN is about a thirty-something single mom who escapes a violently abusive relationship and the hassles of a stressful job in London, yearning for peace and stability in the country.
But on a deeper level, TORN is about the effects of abuse, the lurching starts and stops, the choices of an abused woman who in many ways is broken as she searches for a new life and a proper home for her child, stumbling along the way.
Listen to the rhythm of Ms. Allan's prose as Jess speaks
"'Tonight marks a fresh start. A new life. And I'm determined to get it right this time.' With the words-and all the underlying unspoken implications-she felt the up-swell of elation, the utter conviction that re-making her life would be easy."
Jess's quest is more than she bargained for, however, and she falls into the arms of one man, only to fall into the arms of another.
TORN chronicles Jess's coming of age, if you will, her growth as a person, and the novel's scenes--those with her friends and with her child, Rory, who during the course of the narrative, has milestones of his own--include her romantic relationships with men in quite detailed and beautifully written prose. In fact, the sex scenes are masterfully written. A tightly-written novel, all the scenes, including those in the bedroom, have a purpose they move the story along and illuminate the characters, especially Jess.
Ms. Allan has created a very complex character in Jess, totally believable, one who surprised and, at times, angered this reader, and the novel centers around her growth. And the minor characters, Danny, James, Rory, Sean have their own special voice. For those who want a compelling romance a finely written story told with rich prose, TORN by British author, Gilli Allan, is a must read.
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