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Do You Seee Me?
When Jennifer's grandmother, Isobel, retreats in on herself, listening to the same old song over and over again, little does Jennifer realise that she is about to discover the remarkable life she never knew her gran had lived.
Isobel married Harry and had his child. However, shortly into the marriage she discovered that Peter, her true love who she believed had died fighting in the second world war, hadn't been killed at all but merely captured. His miraculous return after the war changed Isobel's life forever, filling it with incredible highs and devastating lows.
As Isobel's story unfolds in her journal, for the first time in her life Jennifer really sees the woman that her sweet grey haired grandmother used to be; the renowned beauty who suffered at the hands of her brutal husband, who had wild affairs and fought to get the law changed to better protect women. Jennifer also discovers the secret that lies at the heart of that haunting song, making her hope that she can give her grandmother the happy ending she deserves.
This is a family saga with a difference, showing how there is so much more to a person than is visible on the surface. After all, do we really see anyone?
This book contains scenes of explicit sex and domestic violence.
Isobel married Harry and had his child. However, shortly into the marriage she discovered that Peter, her true love who she believed had died fighting in the second world war, hadn't been killed at all but merely captured. His miraculous return after the war changed Isobel's life forever, filling it with incredible highs and devastating lows.
As Isobel's story unfolds in her journal, for the first time in her life Jennifer really sees the woman that her sweet grey haired grandmother used to be; the renowned beauty who suffered at the hands of her brutal husband, who had wild affairs and fought to get the law changed to better protect women. Jennifer also discovers the secret that lies at the heart of that haunting song, making her hope that she can give her grandmother the happy ending she deserves.
This is a family saga with a difference, showing how there is so much more to a person than is visible on the surface. After all, do we really see anyone?
This book contains scenes of explicit sex and domestic violence.
371 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 9, 2012
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Heather Atkinson
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Author of over seventy books so far. Living on the beautiful west coast of Scotland with my husband, twin daughters and a cat called Mavis, although I am originally from Lancashire in the north of England.
My tastes in all things are eclectic, which extends to my writing. Although I primarily write crime books - especially gangland thrillers - I also write gothic historical romance and fantasy. I publish on Amazon Kindle and some of my novels are available in paperback too. I also have a traditional publishing contract with Boldwood Books.
When I'm not writing - which isn't very often - I enjoy reading Daphne Du Maurier, Edgar Allan Poe, Shirley Jackson, MR James and the Brontes, among many others. I also enjoy swimming, walking and spending time with my family.
**MY NEXT SELF PUBLISHED BOOK, DEADLY GAMES (BLAGGER'S CODE SERIES #6) WILL BE RELEASED ON 29TH SEPTEMBER 2024 ONLY ON AMAZON KINDLE**
Author of over seventy books so far. Living on the beautiful west coast of Scotland with my husband, twin daughters and a cat called Mavis, although I am originally from Lancashire in the north of England.
My tastes in all things are eclectic, which extends to my writing. Although I primarily write crime books - especially gangland thrillers - I also write gothic historical romance and fantasy. I publish on Amazon Kindle and some of my novels are available in paperback too. I also have a traditional publishing contract with Boldwood Books.
When I'm not writing - which isn't very often - I enjoy reading Daphne Du Maurier, Edgar Allan Poe, Shirley Jackson, MR James and the Brontes, among many others. I also enjoy swimming, walking and spending time with my family.
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October 27, 2018
Riveting
I couldn't put this book down, I felt everything Isobel went through with every word, I'm so glad she got to see Peter again after so much pain and suffering, I cried for her all the way through and sobbed at the end...brilliant writing
I couldn't put this book down, I felt everything Isobel went through with every word, I'm so glad she got to see Peter again after so much pain and suffering, I cried for her all the way through and sobbed at the end...brilliant writing
March 17, 2019
Ann
Brilliant as usual couldn't put it down until I had finished it. Looking forward to reading the next one by the brilliant Heather Atkinson.
Brilliant as usual couldn't put it down until I had finished it. Looking forward to reading the next one by the brilliant Heather Atkinson.
August 19, 2022
Wow, beautifully written and a beautiful story. I read this in one day, could not put it down.
December 24, 2025
true love
What a fantastic read from the highs to the lows heather has excelled herself with this book I couldn’t put it down
What a fantastic read from the highs to the lows heather has excelled herself with this book I couldn’t put it down
February 26, 2017
Wow wow wow !
There are no words ! What an amazing book so heart wrenching I really had trouble putting it down well done Heather once again and thank you a definite must read.
There are no words ! What an amazing book so heart wrenching I really had trouble putting it down well done Heather once again and thank you a definite must read.
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February 10, 2016371pgs, contemporary, includes sex and domestic violence, she arrives to find her grandmother refusing to eat or drink and listening to the same song repeatedly. She reads her grandmothers journal and learns that her true love was thougt to die in WWII, so she married another man. But he didn't die, he was only captured. She suffered abuse from her husband, had affairs, and tried to get the laws changed to protect women. This is a family saga with a difference, showing how there is so much more to a person than is visible on the surface.
August 6, 2014
This is a real page turner which tackles domestic abuse issues together with the more pleasurable parts of Isobel's (the main character,)life
Somewhere in middle the book it really gets quite raunchy (the pleasurable bit)which was quite a surprise
A good story that goes through the decades putting Isobel's story into perspective together with a satisfying ending
Somewhere in middle the book it really gets quite raunchy (the pleasurable bit)which was quite a surprise
A good story that goes through the decades putting Isobel's story into perspective together with a satisfying ending
October 11, 2015
Couldn't put it down.
Isobel's life story told through her granddaughter reading her Gran's diaries - absolutely fascinating stuff.
Isobel's life story told through her granddaughter reading her Gran's diaries - absolutely fascinating stuff.
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