Shattered Part 1: The Story of Giselle

by D.D. Jewell

Giselle “Gee” Gibson, an ambitious yet naïve Baltimorean, returns to her alma mater to pursue a graduate degree in business. In hot pursuit of the “glamorous life”, Giselle a 24 year-old virgin has no intentions of pits stops like love or babies. However, her plans become unraveled when she becomes captivated by former Navy officer and 2nd year grad student John Anderson. Possessing all the qualities she desires in a man, Giselle falls deeply in love with John, which leads to an emotionally charged relationship. Through a tapestry of joy and pain, Gee’s self-image is inevitably shattered when she uncovers a life-threatening secret John withholds from her. Through syncopated emotions and moral dilemmas, the core fabric of Giselle is splintered as she attempts to meander through life’s labyrinth and her rite-of-passage into womanhood.

405 pages, Paperback

First published August 13, 2007

About the author

DD Jewell is the author of a series called Shattered that coalesces four twenty-somethings’ lives that intersect during life-shattering situations and circumstances. DD introduces the characters through the first book, The Story of Giselle. Each book connects with the others with overlapping incidents, however, each one tells the colorful unique journeys of these young professionals’ triumphs, tests, and tragedies.

DD Jewell graduated from the University of Virginia. DD lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband and children.

Reviews

[Yolanda Daniels-Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could really relate The Story of Giselle. Sometimes what we we think is the the story is really not the story. Sometimes as people we are quick to have story all figured out in our mind and we react without giving someone the opportunity share the truth. Also drawing closer to God allows us to mature and grow in Him. One of my favorite lines in the book is this quote from an older couple, "Love has a price...... Wisdom comes when you realize that if this is the person God made for you, then whatever you experience together is meant to be..."