Twisted Strings

by Carol Collins

On holiday in Paris with her sister, Christina was welcomed into Les Enfants, a happy, carefree group of young people headed by the handsome Dominic, His magnetic charm attracted her, but so did the athletic good looks of tennis star Keir Deneuve ... only he was her sister's boyfriend. Then tragedy killed all their happiness, and Christina was forced to return to England. Five long years have passed before she meets Dominic and Keir again, and by then their fortunes have been reversed. Dominic is a successful singer, Keir an embittered has been. What caused his downfall, and why do they hate each other? Which man does she love? Christina will encounter heartache and danger in her search for the answers.

100 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 1987

About the author

Writing has always been my obsession and my joy. From the age of ten, I was writing short books, based on favourite TV characters. In my twenties, spare time in my job enabled me to write my first ‘proper’ novel,and I was fortunate enough to have it accepted by the very first publisher I approached. There followed a series of nine present day romances, all published by a top London publisher.
Love may be at the centre of them, but I have always tried to incorporate something more…a touch of mystery, discovery or as in several novels, more than a hint of danger.
As well as being sold in bookshops etc., all of these nine books have been borrowed nationwide from libraries.
My publishers asked me to use two pseudonyms as well as my own name, as more than one book was being published in a very short space of time.
I chose Caroline Etty my maiden name and Lorraine Rose My daughter’s Christian name, plus my mother-in-law’s maiden name
My husband and myself live in a village situated in the National Forest, Leicestershire. Until recently, we lived in the beautiful Cotswolds, and that area has figured in several of the
books. I have two children who are both happily married, and two grandchildren,
and continue to write at every available opportunity

Reviews

[Carol Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beginning in Paris, this novel has all the ingredients for a good read...location, atheletic hero Keir and beautiful heroine Christina. But intriguingly, when the story returns to England, all is not so good, as Keir is no longer the famous tennis player he once was, and he seems to bear a grudge against his former love. What has gone wrong...it's well worth reading on to find out.