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Just Before Dawn
Just when you think you've got life sorted... life has a way of slapping you down.
Brought up in Wales, Sophie is aware her existence has been cocooned, as much by her own reserve as by circumstance. Now she has moved to London; she has started her first job as an illustrator in an advertising studio and taken on a flat. She might not yet have an exciting social life, but it is just a question of time, and Sophie is determined to widen her experience of life and love. Soon she meets someone only too willing to further her romantic education. The excitement of first love turns to nightmare. Her career, her whole future seem, devastated. But growing unnoticed from the ashes of all her hopes is the promise of renewal, healing and happiness.
Brought up in Wales, Sophie is aware her existence has been cocooned, as much by her own reserve as by circumstance. Now she has moved to London; she has started her first job as an illustrator in an advertising studio and taken on a flat. She might not yet have an exciting social life, but it is just a question of time, and Sophie is determined to widen her experience of life and love. Soon she meets someone only too willing to further her romantic education. The excitement of first love turns to nightmare. Her career, her whole future seem, devastated. But growing unnoticed from the ashes of all her hopes is the promise of renewal, healing and happiness.
240 pages, Paperback
First published November 13, 1986
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About the author
Gilli Allan
6 books16 followers I write award winning contemporary romantic fiction with an edge. I refuse to prettify or romanticise the tricky business of relationships and love. My philosophy is that life is not a fairy tale. It can be confusing and difficult. Sex is not always awesome; it can be awkward and embarrassing, and it has consequences. You don't always fall for Mr Right, even if he falls for you. And realising you're in love is not always good news. It can make the future look daunting.
All three of my recent books, published by Accent Press - TORN, LIFE CLASS and FLY OR FALL - have received Chill with a Book AWARDS.
I went to art school and originally worked as an illustrator in advertising. I began writing when my son was small and was published immediately. But those early books were not successful - maybe I was ahead of my time? - and there was a long interval before I was published again.
I now live in a beautiful valley in the Cotswold Hills. I wouldn't be able to live the life I do without the support (emotional and financial) of my husband. Our son, Tom, is also an author. His popular history, the Vikings in Britain (by Thomas Williams) will be published by Harper Collins in summer 2017.
All three of my recent books, published by Accent Press - TORN, LIFE CLASS and FLY OR FALL - have received Chill with a Book AWARDS.
I went to art school and originally worked as an illustrator in advertising. I began writing when my son was small and was published immediately. But those early books were not successful - maybe I was ahead of my time? - and there was a long interval before I was published again.
I now live in a beautiful valley in the Cotswold Hills. I wouldn't be able to live the life I do without the support (emotional and financial) of my husband. Our son, Tom, is also an author. His popular history, the Vikings in Britain (by Thomas Williams) will be published by Harper Collins in summer 2017.
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