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Break of Another Day
(Sequel to Across Your Dreams).
The Great War is over. Jack Townsend, no longer a hospital orderly, is back at work in his photographer’s shop in Lewisham. But there is no peace yet; his blackmailer is still in business, and Celia Vavasour seems determined to manage his life. All his life; even his love-life ...
Meanwhile in Sussex, David Lewry, former army officer, is still holding off from a closer relationship with Alan Kershaw, once in the Navy and now the village’s GP. Lew knows how much Alan wants him, but this last step is one he cannot take - not yet, unless something changes ...
Words: 16,660.
The Great War is over. Jack Townsend, no longer a hospital orderly, is back at work in his photographer’s shop in Lewisham. But there is no peace yet; his blackmailer is still in business, and Celia Vavasour seems determined to manage his life. All his life; even his love-life ...
Meanwhile in Sussex, David Lewry, former army officer, is still holding off from a closer relationship with Alan Kershaw, once in the Navy and now the village’s GP. Lew knows how much Alan wants him, but this last step is one he cannot take - not yet, unless something changes ...
Words: 16,660.
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Published February 1, 2017
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Jay Lewis Taylor
10 books19 followersI grew up in southern England, but now live in Somerset, within an hour’s drive of the villages where two of my great-great-great-grandparents were born. I have worked in an eclectic range of libraries over the years but am in fact a thwarted medievalist with a strong arts background.
I have been writing fiction for over thirty years, exploring the lives of people who are on the margins in one way or another, and how the power of love and language can break down the walls that we build round ourselves.
I have been writing fiction for over thirty years, exploring the lives of people who are on the margins in one way or another, and how the power of love and language can break down the walls that we build round ourselves.
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February 10, 2017
Lovely!
Across Your Dreams was a wonderful novel but I found that I was left wanting more after finishing it. My wish has finally been granted with Break of Another Day. When you care about the characters you want them to be happy, at least for the time being and that's exactly what I found here <3
February 7, 2017
I read short story epilogues with trepidation because I usually find them predictable or I do not recognize the main characters at all. But this was a very lovely addition to the novel - highly recommended to everybody who enjoyed Across Your Dreams!
March 23, 2017
As a romance this was an even more satisfying ending to Across Your Dreams. As a historical, it showed how carefully circumspect the men (and women!) had to be in those days. An excellent book.
April 17, 2017
What a lovely surprise to find a sequel to one of my favorite reads of 2016. When you find a book with characters that you just don't want to let go of, it's a treasure and that was what Across Your Dreams was for me. So even as a novella, getting to see the fates of Jack, David, and Alan was something I truly enjoyed. I still hated to let go of the boys when the last page opened but at least their future was more set for me.
With Break of Another Day, the war is over but the author shows us that just because the battle is done, the effects left on that generation didn't just disappear. Jack's tale holds more of the story than David and Alan in this sequel which I appreciated greatly because in the first book he was more of a secondary character but I felt him to be a bit more complex than what we were initially seeing.
This is a lovely addition to my historical shelf and if you haven't read Across Your Dreams yet, I highly recommend both of these beautiful tales. Personally, I would recommend these Jay Lewis Taylor stories even if you are not a history reader because the journey these characters take is complex but very heartwarming and truth is, they made me appreciate my journey in life even more.
With Break of Another Day, the war is over but the author shows us that just because the battle is done, the effects left on that generation didn't just disappear. Jack's tale holds more of the story than David and Alan in this sequel which I appreciated greatly because in the first book he was more of a secondary character but I felt him to be a bit more complex than what we were initially seeing.
This is a lovely addition to my historical shelf and if you haven't read Across Your Dreams yet, I highly recommend both of these beautiful tales. Personally, I would recommend these Jay Lewis Taylor stories even if you are not a history reader because the journey these characters take is complex but very heartwarming and truth is, they made me appreciate my journey in life even more.
April 22, 2017
Excellent sequel--glad Jack found his way into a story.
July 6, 2017
3.75 stars. This author has incredible talent and the story was amazing. My problem? Well, one thing is that dialogue was the most confusing thing ever. Everyone spoke in half sentences and I was always left wondering what was going on. It went something like this.
"So you were..."
"Oh heavens no! I only went to town."
"Well, that was lucky."
"I'm always lucky."
"But are you.... lucky...?"
"Yes."
The other thing is that I felt like I came into the book halfway through a story and struggled for the entire reading to catch up with what was going on. The characters were amazing and even with these problems, I WANTED to keep reading and figure out what I missed. In some cases, I did. In others, I was left with more questions at the end of the book.
"So you were..."
"Oh heavens no! I only went to town."
"Well, that was lucky."
"I'm always lucky."
"But are you.... lucky...?"
"Yes."
The other thing is that I felt like I came into the book halfway through a story and struggled for the entire reading to catch up with what was going on. The characters were amazing and even with these problems, I WANTED to keep reading and figure out what I missed. In some cases, I did. In others, I was left with more questions at the end of the book.
May 28, 2018
The sequel to Across Your Dreams, which I finished and gave 5 stars to earlier today. Happy for Jack, and for David and Alan. No idea what Celia did with the blackmailer, but good riddance to bad rubbish. I'm definitely on a Jay Lewis Taylor roll at the mo. 4 stars.
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