Turner's Point

by Gordon Osmond

Turner’s Point follows the fallout from the explosion of the marriage of Dan and Eileen Brockway,

· their son’s discovery of his sexual orientation and his true love
· the struggles of Dan, his new bride, and Dan’s longtime friend, Raul, in establishing a new law firm
· the efforts of Eileen and her son to resurrect their shattered lives back in their hometown
· Raul’s reunion with his secret daughter.

In addition to San Diego, Hollywood, and Johnson, Ohio, the story travels to the worlds of Wall Street lawyers and media personalities in New York City.

- “sublime and ridiculously good writing. One can simply groove on the poetic pulse of the language.” James F. Broderick, author of Stalked

Turner’s Point contains some sexually explicit material that may be confusing to those who have never had sex and offensive to those who haven’t had it as excitingly as it’s portrayed in the book.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 11, 2014

About the author

Author, playwright,radio show host, lecturer, critic

Reviews

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me introduce you all to the Brockway family. As Dan and Eileen's marriage dissolves down to nothing . With the infidelity on both sides . They must come to terms with that and the idea of their son's sexual orientation. Also the problems between Dan and his new bride and the trials of his best friend building a law firm

There is also the reunion of Eileen and her son, trying to fix the shattered lives in their home town . Oh yeah and don't forget Raoul and his reunion with his secret daughter.

This story spans from Johnson Ohio, to Hollywood to San Diego. This story walks the halls of Wall street lawyer and New York media types

You will stay up turning pages with this book. Mr. Osmond takes us on an adventure with every turn of the page There are many personalities in this book all with great story line.

Starting out with a wild road trip that Eileen is taking . To reunite with her son. After the public humiliation of her marriage blowing up in her face.

Once together Eileen and Kyle start a new business, as they are trying to find themselves . Kyle is trying to figure out his sexual orientation, and his mom, well she has her own itch to scratch so to speak. Back in San Diego, Kyles dad was having trouble of his own, trying to start a new law firm and his new bride. The characters are very complex and when you read them . You know you want to strangle a few people. Cheer for the rest . Trust me I kind a wanted to strangle Dan's new wife , she was so inappropriate. But hey we all have a book character that we all kind a want to strangle every now and then . So you want to cheer when they finally figure it out

This is a well written book with loads of twists and turns. Great flow even though there was an a lot of characters to follow. You could follow them with ease. Mr. Osmond has done a great job tying all the characters together and making the plot lines plausible but you do have to follow along cause it does jump from past to present.

I will say this for Mr. Osmond , he has written a well rounded novel. Full of tension, people coming to terms with what they are and love of family. I will say I urge you to read this book you will not be disappointed . If you like strongly written words and great subplots and a book that will keep you turning pages well into the night please check out TURNERS POINT . I will say, you won't be disappointed one bit .

[Marc Stern · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gordon Osmond is what you might call a writer's writer. He knows his way around a sentence and the English language about as well as anyone I have read lately. His latest, "Turner's Point," is a tautly-written commentary not only on today's mores and morals, but what can happen when you give in to temptation.

Osmond's Eileen, who tussles one night with a has-been, hack Hollywood actor who thinks he still has "it," when he never had "it" at all, and hubby finds out rather quickly. As quickly as you can say, "what the...." Eileen is out of Dan's life as he provides solace for Erin, former girlfriend of his son Kyle, a lawyer like his dad. The reason she's a former is the Kyle finds he likes the alternative lifestyle better than the more conventional lifestyles, so he gives Erin the heave-ho and dad's there to catch.

Erin, meantime, is a top law grad student who just happens to be gorgeous, as well as having a lawyer's mind (did I tell you most of the characters in the book are lawyers who have their problems, to be sure). Meantime, Dad's partner Raul has his own tryst to take care of. There is no problem for Raul because he and his playmate keep their mouths shut quite well. Mrs. Raul and mother of Jason, a friend of Kyle's, believes that the alternative lifestyle is something that you can cure. She doesn't believe you can't and it is that which cause his split. Meantime, Jason is taken by AIDS for which Mrs. Raul blames everyone.

Be forewarned that if you intend to read this book there are some sexual situations that may cause you some discomfort (just remember it's only a story), but you should still be aware of it if you plan to loan this ebook out.

Also, be forewarned that there's not much that Osmond has left out of the book as he is a fantastic, witty writer with a penchant for great dialogue and excellent writing and character development.

Honestly, I could go on about Osmond and his talent, however the writing world has beaten me to it. I won't say much more as I don't want to use the "spoiler alert" system. If you want to see what Gordon does with his many well-defined characters, you will just have to do so yourself.

[Heather · Rating 1 out of 5]

I might be the minority in the star giving reviews but honesty I had such a hard time just finishing this book.

From the first few pharagraphs the reader is thrown into a virtual life drama soap opera exsplaining why shes driving from Ohio to Cali. I think I even had a head shaking, 'oh my gawd really moment' at everything that was thrown at me.

So many lives and povs it gets a tad confusing. And some pages are just filled with so much useless details I ended up skimming.

Tash, Greg, and Kirk story line was crazy a little exciting but called for a couple eyerolls and reallys.

M/M "touching" more of the refference and illussion to the actally acts bacically a fade to black scence between the two then three men. The 1-1 was a little bit more descripive bit lacked the appeal just lacked.

Feels like the bare bones of a long drawn out soap opera show. So many charcters and story lines going on.

I honestly don't know if I was reading a different story than the other reviews or what! I was given a copy by the author for my honest review and although I didn't finish it I still stand by my review. If you like soap opera crazy plots and family drama among other things then you may enjoy this, but it wasn't for me.

I made it to page 93 until finally giving up attempting to finish it. I liked the mother and son starting the restraunt but the "Othello" plot of the young wife, jealousy husband revenge business partner drew the line. I even made it past the eyerolling movie at knife point.

[Sophia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Turner's Point is a follow-up story to Slipping On Stardust. I was not disappointed with the ending of the first book and yet, as I read Turner's Point, I was impressed with the fact that it was enjoyable to find out what happened after everyone 'rode off into the sunset' so to speak. It was also a story of redemption, second chances and new love. Who wouldn't be charmed by that, right?

I noticed that the blurb touts this story a follow-up that can standalone. I suppose that is true as there was a great deal of page time put into flashbacks, but I feel the need to contradict that a bit and say that this story is enhanced as a reading experience by having read the one before it. The redemption and growth as characters of Eileen Brockway and son, Kyle Brockway along with Dan's law partner, Raul's bittersweet experiences that lead to his startling redemption and then the settled contentedness of Dan and Erin and the broken down shell that is the glittering actor Adrian were engaging and interesting because I knew how far they had come. All this wouldn't come across to me as a reader if I hadn't read the first book. I'd also argue that all the characters and situations can get confusing fast without the previous longer introduction and opportunity to know them better. All that to say, I'd advise reading the books in order.

The story has several plot paths that wind in and out of each other making a whole colorful and interesting tapestry. While the first story spotlighted Dan and maybe Raul as prime characters, this story shifted to Eileen with Kyle taking the lead with Raul a not so distant third. Eileen made a right mess of things when her mistakes and infidelity push her husband, Dan, into the arms of another woman and still, I felt sorry for her in the end. I was pleased to see her taking the reins of her own destiny in this one- both her and Kyle actually. I thought it was humorous and ironic that she got all the fame and acclaim that she had been scrambling for earlier right about the time she had decided that it wasn't her priority anymore. Her New Woman restauranteur bit really worked. Kyle grew up from his experiences too and I like the side note on him finding love too. Regardless, mother and son set out to make things right with everyone they wronged and start afresh. It was a pleasure to journey along on this.

The story also checks in with Dan and Erin Brockway though in brief snatches. They got their happily ever after at the end of the last story and now their small story was just to show that even when someone works to destroy them, what they had was strong enough to withstand difficulty. Of the three in San Diego, it's Raul's tale that is still unfinished. His son leaves him a surprising legacy to appreciate beyond the loss of everything. Oddly, as much as he messed up his life, out of all the characters, it is Raul I connected with and I was happy to see what direction his life was taking.

My overall impression was satisfaction to see where things went for the large cast of characters. Some stories were happy and some not so much. The story is told with flashbacks and with multiple narrators. It did the job of updating each group and as I said earlier, offering redemption for some. The old movie and play references were a treat too.

However, I struggled to connect with this story. I like the author's wit and assessment of character, his inclusion of universal themes to give reason and substance, but I felt the link that a reader gets with the writing was not always present. At least, it wasn't in my case. Some characters were drawn with depth and their connection to other characters and their story fill out things so well that I was right there experiencing it all with them while others, not so much. I felt that Kyle's story was one with which I wanted to connect particularly when he found love and his own slice of happiness, but I wasn't given the opportunity because I was kept at a distance and I could have foregone Tash's stuff to get more time with Dan and Erin or any of the others.

That being said, these people are real and the follow-up does the job of showing how their lives have progressed through humor, drama, spice and even error to find true family and what can make them happy. I would recommend this book and the one before to those who enjoy General Fiction, Contemporary Romance and even Romantic Suspense.

My thanks to the author for offering this book in exchange for my honest review.

[M.C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Turner's Point is an intelligent read about a unique journey to redemption. The dialogue is witty, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, and always very well thought-out. Both the character dialogue and narrative voice are testaments to Gordon Osmond's prowess in verbiage: whether thoroughly explaining an event or belaboring a point for comic effect, Mr. Osmond makes sure I am treated to astute hilarity.

Trying to give a broad overview of the story may take away from its nuanced brilliance, but I did end up appreciating the Gordian knot the characters were in at the start of the arc. At Ground Zero of the life and marriage fallout is Eileen Brockway, charismatic resident of Johnson, Ohio, whose love for theater and the silver screen culminated in a regrettable affair with B movie star Adrian Conway. Her husband Dan Brockway announced that after divorcing his wife of twenty years, he would be moving to San Diego to start a new law firm with his partner Raul Fiorivanti while starting a new life with his new and much younger girlfriend Erin O'Malley, the former girlfriend of his son Kyle. Kyle Brockway was doubly shamed at discovering that he not only lost his girlfriend to his dad, he also had an affair with Adrian Conway like his mom.

Kyle fled Johnson, Ohio to seek anonymity in Hollywood just like Dan left town for a new life in San Diego. Eileen is leaving Johnson as well, not to escape the town where her family fell apart, but to pick up the shattered pieces of her life and see what she can make of them. Some of those pieces will form into a restaurant called Turner's Point, which in turn may become the linchpin for setting Eileen and the former Brockway family on the path to redemption.

The starting arc of the story may sound more like a soap opera than an interesting book, but the author mines that complexity to achieve brilliant and funny dialogue. He fuses together his talent as a playwright with his master-level command of grammar and vocabulary to frame witty repartee in a well-organized story. The result is a novel's equivalent of a sonnet: a disciplined form compliant with the rules of the language, but within those strictures complex details like the childhood of Raul Fiorivanti's secret daughter or how technology can create a waiter-less restaurant can be tackled with great skill and lots of humor. Inspired dialogue abounds, such as this humble excerpt of a larger exchange between two actors being forced to act out a script by its writer at knifepoint:

"Tash became activated. 'Speak for yourself. I'm steaming. My friend here thinks this is some sort of weird application on your part.'Are you kidding? Me? Write for a soap? No way. I wouldn't prostitute myself.' 'Well, putting that rather rare trade reluctance aside,' said Greg, 'would I be correct in saying that you are, in fact, a writer?' 'Very good, Greg. You got it. Which brings me to why I'm here.' 'More exposition coming up,' Greg predicted, accurately."

Let me distill my enjoyable experience into one clear message: read this book! Highly recommended.

[Julie Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Turner's Point by Gordon Osmond
I wanted to read this book for many reasons: the travel and the time the mother and son get to spend with one another-to make amends.
Brockways, ex husband and wife find others and the son Kyle has come out. It's easy to keep track of the characters as most of them were in relationships with a family member at one time.
Love the travel but wish more details were described. Love when Eileen takes over the kitchen to make an omelet-priceless!
Journey started in Ohio, then to the west coast for not only a graduation but a marriage. Then mom and son travel back to Ohio-the long way. Love the time they get to spend on the road and realize their dreams out loud.
Adult language. The story also follows Tasha who stars in the soap opera that she and Greg are rehearsing for. Kirk detains them...he's been a fan of theirs for years...
Erin and Dan at the new law firm...and new clients. Didn't find sex scenes with males all that interesting-out of my comfort zone.
Loved how the name of this book relates to the story and how it all came about.
Story also follows Duncan, director of plays in Ohio and he proposes a play to Kyle and Eileen.
Found on many pages a sentence would go longer than a page and I'd lose my train of thought along the way.... enjoyed all the memories of shows and plays mentioned.
Also includes summaries of publishing book club offers, summaries of free ebooks, etc
I received this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Turner’s Point is told in many voices, you are introduced to main characters and some minor ones. Each has their own voice, plot, and passion. Everyone is trying to come to grips with who they really are and what they are worth. All the characters are entwined somehow, mother/son, ex-wife/ex-husband, husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, boyfriend/boyfriend. You get the picture.

Eileen is getting over her marriage that broke up, due to her dalliance with a not so hot any more stage actor, who still thinks he’s a bag of chips and then some. What Eileen doesn’t know is that said stage actor also spent alone time with her son, Kyle. Who is now struggling to come to grips on his sexuality. His last girlfriend left him for his dad, but not to worry he landed on his feet and has found a new interest. Dad, Eric, and a law-partner move to the West Coast to set up a law firm, but might end up taking a fall in the end.

This book is well crafter and plotted out. Mr. Osmond writing is beautiful and flowing. But you do need to pay attention. The story shifts from past, to present, to future. I’ve no doubt you will enjoy it.

[Books and Spoons · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book from the author for a honest review.
The author's use of words and language is like a beautiful string of pearls, masterful storytelling throughout the tale. The dialogue was at times a bit stiff and theatrical, and at times I would have wished to have more details of the events happening, but overall very enjoyable reading.
Turner's Point is stand-alone continues to Slipping on Stardust. I think a reader might get a better insights to the story at the beginning, if the previous book was read first.
The cast of characters is plentiful, their lives and stories are bound together like a braid, their reflections in life are to the past, present, and to the future.
Social issues such as gay-love, -marriage, and -adoption are touched, as well as reactions to the racially mixed couples.
Despite the warning of the sexually explicit material, the love scenes are described in rather clean and tasteful way.
The story was very different from what I normally read, and I understand I'm not the main target audience for the book. But I enjoyed the author's style of writing and the use of English language in such a beautiful way.

[Dora Mills · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gordon Osmond has been inspired and challenged by the wonders of the English language hence it comes as no surprise that his novel Turners Point is such an entrancing one.
The novel picks up from Gordon’s previously written Slipping on Stardust but had more than enough substance to entice its readers.
The book opens with Eileen Brockway driving to California to meet her son Kyle. While she drives she reflects on her adulterous behaviour which caused the destruction to her 21 years of marriage with her husband Dan. The first chapter of this book is very captivating, Gordon laid everything out on the table, this sets the atmosphere for what is to come in the rest of the story and I believe this is what kept me skipping through the pages just to find out what was coming next.
The story introduces us to many fascinating characters of different ages, style and even sexual orientation.
Gordon Osmond is a very witty writer, he opens the reader’s senses, allowing them to indulge in imagination or learn through association. And I can truly attest to that.

[Curtis Kinnett · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author put a lot of work into the description as always. Things are described to the point where it will play in your head as if you were watching a movie. It is well-written making it easy to follow and Gordon Osmond has a way with words unlike many people. He has a way to get you into the story. The plot is well crafted and the scenes tie together very well. It was well thought out. The cover looks amazing. It has a few scenes that will make you giggle. This book is for adults, because it contains explicit sexual activity. It was original and unlike anything I have ever read. I stayed up reading this page turner and look forward to reading the author’s other work in the future.I’m an avid reader of all genres and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. This was a good book from cover to cover and I would recommend it.

[Lewlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gordon Osmond is a new author to me but I have to say, I will definitely read more of his work. He writes with such flair and in a way that I would say he really has learned his craft. This book is extremely well edited and I felt that the way it has been presented shows that the author is proud of his book and has spent time fine tuning it to make it perfect for the reader.

I love the way he tells a story, describes places and situations that you can actually feel yourself sitting in the room with the characters.

I really enjoyed Kyle and Eileen's interactions with Dan and his new wife, who happened to be Kyle's ex-girlfriend!! I just grinned each time and wanted Eileen to come out on top!

Congratulations on a very well written book.

[Merissa (Archaeolibrarian) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review.

This book tells the story of a number of core characters and the effects that can ripple through following an event that affects all.

This book is exceedingly well written and features a multitude of characters, some of which only play a cameo and others with appear and disappear throughout, alongside the mainstay ones. You need to read this carefully as you will be taken into the past, reading during the present and look into the future, all within one chapter.

There is nothing explicit in this book so if you are expecting some saucy scenes then be prepared for disappointment. Saying that though, every scene is very well written.

A book different to my usual but still very enjoyable.

[Marie33 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book provided by the author.

One thing I can say for certain is that this was brilliantly written. The plot was witty and descriptive with well developed and thought out characters.
From the synopsis and cover, which is gorgeous by the way, I expected something completely different, something lighter but dirtier ;) what we have instead is a collection of peoples individual journeys which are also intertwined together. There is laughter and passion there as well as heartache and sadness.
My one issue was the amount of sub plots had me slightly confused at times, but it didn't distract me from enjoying the story.
I'm looking forward to reading more from this author

[Rob · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've got to give this book full marks even though it is a much more tame read than I am used to.

Mr Osmond definitely has a talent for writing, as his book is flawless.

He told the story using intelligent words, the story was well thought out and executed extremely well.

I just couldn't fault anything. Great cover, great story, great characters....yep great book!

Nothing I could write in a review would really do this book justice. I am not a wordsmith but I appreciate Mr Osmond's obvious skill.

[Judy Miracle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book from the author in return for an honest review.

This book was very well written and included many characters. This is not my normal realm of reading but I think over all it was a very wonderful book. I was confused in portions of the story when it would jump from the present to the past and then delve into the future. But all in all the way the people and places are described you can feel yourself in the story as if it is physically happening.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This fascinating look into several peoples lives. I found it compelling, interesting, raw, down to earth, and heartbreaking at times. I definitely found myself swept away by the storytelling and the characters. I thought the author did a fantastic job of telling this story. I would definitely consider more of this author's work in the future.