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Walking Back Toward Myself
What do you do when your job, your home and your marriage turn to dust? When Christina is discarded by her husband in favour of a younger woman, she takes a train to Cumbria, intent on visiting a stone circle for reasons she has yet to understand. She meets Gabe, a gorgeous, lost soul and ends up staying on a farm where he works. The farmer, Hugh, is angry at a world that has taken away everything he holds dear. Slowly, Christina, who has let life wear her down, becomes Chrissy, an independent woman rediscovering her zest for life. She would love to hide in the farm forever. But then her husband appears…
135 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 12, 2015
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Jane Sleight
17 books3 followersI am fascinated by relationships and the many ways people mess them up. I have written six novels, four novellas, a play and a book of short stories and poetry - all with themes of love but sprinkled with revenge, murder, desire and justice.
I love to make up stories about people I see in the street, consigning then to a life of joy or drudgery in the time it takes them to walk past me.
I love to make up stories about people I see in the street, consigning then to a life of joy or drudgery in the time it takes them to walk past me.
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July 1, 2016
Walking Back Toward Myself is a sweet romance by Jane Sleight.
When Chrissy Roper’s life unravels, she sets off on a journey of healing and rediscovery. She finds herself in the company of two men—both who have suffered unbearable loss and heartache. There she finds purpose, as well as glimmers of her younger self.
I’ll admit that I rarely read novellas. Generally, I like to spend time with the characters and become invested in their lives. But that being said, I enjoyed the characters in Walking Back Toward Myself. I found the heroine to be well developed, and I definitely felt her pain of loss and her need to find a place to belong. The heroes, Gabe and Hugh, were less developed, but equally enjoyable. I especially liked Hugh and found myself warming up to him by mid-story and seeing past his curmudgeonly veneer. By the end, I was cheering him on, hoping he’d come out of his grief and see the woman in Chrissy.
The plot is basic but fast-paced and easily dragged me into the story.
I received a free copy for an honest review.
When Chrissy Roper’s life unravels, she sets off on a journey of healing and rediscovery. She finds herself in the company of two men—both who have suffered unbearable loss and heartache. There she finds purpose, as well as glimmers of her younger self.
I’ll admit that I rarely read novellas. Generally, I like to spend time with the characters and become invested in their lives. But that being said, I enjoyed the characters in Walking Back Toward Myself. I found the heroine to be well developed, and I definitely felt her pain of loss and her need to find a place to belong. The heroes, Gabe and Hugh, were less developed, but equally enjoyable. I especially liked Hugh and found myself warming up to him by mid-story and seeing past his curmudgeonly veneer. By the end, I was cheering him on, hoping he’d come out of his grief and see the woman in Chrissy.
The plot is basic but fast-paced and easily dragged me into the story.
I received a free copy for an honest review.
August 5, 2016
When the story started, I was a little afraid. Afraid because what was portrayed was a life that was very strange to me, very unfamiliar, and I simply could not connect with the main character. Luckily, that was the point, she was quickly dragged out of that life, and into another one full of new people and new possibilities. I quite enjoyed reading about life on the farm, and how the B&B got restored to its former glory.
I do have two suggestions: 1, delete the last sentence from the book description. It’s an unnecessary spoiler, that refers to something that happens almost at the very end of the book. Knowing what will happen that far in the book makes a less interesting read. 2, this is more like an observation… the book cover does not seem to have anything to do with the book. I found it very misleading.
These are only small things though, that the majority of the people won’t even notice. Overall I found the story well written, and it kept me reading on. I give the book 4 and a half points.
I received a review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
I do have two suggestions: 1, delete the last sentence from the book description. It’s an unnecessary spoiler, that refers to something that happens almost at the very end of the book. Knowing what will happen that far in the book makes a less interesting read. 2, this is more like an observation… the book cover does not seem to have anything to do with the book. I found it very misleading.
These are only small things though, that the majority of the people won’t even notice. Overall I found the story well written, and it kept me reading on. I give the book 4 and a half points.
I received a review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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