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Now Is All There Is
The second book in the revised edition of The Aphrodite Trilogy
“The phone rang. I picked up the receiver and without waiting to hear who it was, said, “Where are you? You’re late.”
It wasn't him. A voice said, “Is that you, Emily? Are you alone?”
The disembodied voice sounded odd; I heard a cough.
“Yes … who is that?”
My mind was confused. I was so sure it would be him, I couldn’t understand.
“You better sit down. I’ve got some ... terrible news.”
I sat down obediently, feeling like a child.
I knew ... in that moment, I knew.”
Emily returns to Cyprus, not knowing where her life is going; Luke is distant, her friends have gone, everything has changed. She meets Beth, a young airman’s wife, whose life is as precarious as hers and they form an unlikely friendship. At the end of the school year, she goes home to their Cotswold cottage, hoping that life will go on as before and that maybe she’ll find herself again. But Luke’s unexpected posting leads her to make the biggest decision of her life and pushes her down a road that can only end in tragedy.
Luke has never stopped loving her and finally, this is what saves her from herself.
“A totally gripping sequel to Aphrodites Child”
“I was engrossed in the storyline from the beginning wanting to know more about life for Emily after Cyprus and I wasn't let down”
“Its about love life and survival in the forces.”
“It was so hard to put down; it took me only a day and half to read because it was an emotional and heart-gripping storyline.”
“The phone rang. I picked up the receiver and without waiting to hear who it was, said, “Where are you? You’re late.”
It wasn't him. A voice said, “Is that you, Emily? Are you alone?”
The disembodied voice sounded odd; I heard a cough.
“Yes … who is that?”
My mind was confused. I was so sure it would be him, I couldn’t understand.
“You better sit down. I’ve got some ... terrible news.”
I sat down obediently, feeling like a child.
I knew ... in that moment, I knew.”
Emily returns to Cyprus, not knowing where her life is going; Luke is distant, her friends have gone, everything has changed. She meets Beth, a young airman’s wife, whose life is as precarious as hers and they form an unlikely friendship. At the end of the school year, she goes home to their Cotswold cottage, hoping that life will go on as before and that maybe she’ll find herself again. But Luke’s unexpected posting leads her to make the biggest decision of her life and pushes her down a road that can only end in tragedy.
Luke has never stopped loving her and finally, this is what saves her from herself.
“A totally gripping sequel to Aphrodites Child”
“I was engrossed in the storyline from the beginning wanting to know more about life for Emily after Cyprus and I wasn't let down”
“Its about love life and survival in the forces.”
“It was so hard to put down; it took me only a day and half to read because it was an emotional and heart-gripping storyline.”
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First published November 12, 2014
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About the author
Sarah Catherine Knights
18 books14 followersSarah Catherine Knights is a British novelist, short story writer and photographer. She has written five novels: the Aphrodite Trilogy, made up of Aphrodite’s Child, Now is All There Is and Shadows in the Rock and also the standalone novel, Love is a State of Mind. Her latest novel, Life Happens was published on May 26th, 2022. This is also a standalone novel but she is thinking about a sequel. She is also working on a collection of short stories.
Sarah has lived in the beautiful town of Malmesbury since 1985. She came to Wiltshire, like so many others, because her husband was in the Royal Air Force at Lyneham.
Sarah’s main interest is obviously writing but she reads avidly and always has a book on the go: Clare Chambers, Ann Tyler, Kristin Hannah, Elif Shafak, Matt Haig, Jeanine Cummins, Meg Mason are just a few of the authors she’s read in the last few months. She also loves modern music and listens to Coldplay, Sam Smith, Billie Eilish, Tom Walker, George Michael and Ed Sheeran, just to name a few! On the active side, she loves walking, swimming (in the sea if possible, but she does lengths in the pool to keep fit) and going to the gym; she spends hours ambling through the surrounding fields with her black labrador, Mabel and as she walks, she thinks about her next writing project. Sarah’s always had dogs and couldn’t imagine life without one.
Sarah studied English Literature at Birmingham University from 1972 to 1975, did a postgraduate certificate of teaching immediately afterwards and went on to do a Creative Writing MA at Bath Spa University in 2012. It was here that she started writing her debut novel, 'Aphrodite's Child' which was self-published at the beginning of 2014.
The story grew out of the family's posting to Cyprus with the RAF in the early nineties. While there, Sarah realised it would make a great setting for a novel – with its microcosm of English life, the camp was a strange place to live. At that time, there was little or no communication with the UK and being somewhat cut off from the island too, life inside the camp became intensified. It sometimes felt like a prolonged Mediterranean holiday with dramas thrown in. It was easy to dream up a fictional storyline.
Having been an English teacher of both secondary level children and foreign business people, Sarah has now retired to concentrate on photography and writing. Her three children have flown the nest but often come home for chaotic weekends of dog walks, laughter and noisy meals around the large kitchen table. Her oldest daughter now lives in San Fransisco with her husband and three young children so they were sorely missed during the pandemic. Sarah and husband Peter have visited several times and can’t wait to go back. Her son lives in London and is a photographer and musician and her youngest daughter lives in Brighton and is about to become a detective.
The whole family, especially Peter her husband, have been very supportive and patient with Sarah's late career change as a novelist, always willing to help with the plot or reading a new draft.
Sarah regrets not finding writing earlier in life but is certainly making up for lost time now.
Sarah has lived in the beautiful town of Malmesbury since 1985. She came to Wiltshire, like so many others, because her husband was in the Royal Air Force at Lyneham.
Sarah’s main interest is obviously writing but she reads avidly and always has a book on the go: Clare Chambers, Ann Tyler, Kristin Hannah, Elif Shafak, Matt Haig, Jeanine Cummins, Meg Mason are just a few of the authors she’s read in the last few months. She also loves modern music and listens to Coldplay, Sam Smith, Billie Eilish, Tom Walker, George Michael and Ed Sheeran, just to name a few! On the active side, she loves walking, swimming (in the sea if possible, but she does lengths in the pool to keep fit) and going to the gym; she spends hours ambling through the surrounding fields with her black labrador, Mabel and as she walks, she thinks about her next writing project. Sarah’s always had dogs and couldn’t imagine life without one.
Sarah studied English Literature at Birmingham University from 1972 to 1975, did a postgraduate certificate of teaching immediately afterwards and went on to do a Creative Writing MA at Bath Spa University in 2012. It was here that she started writing her debut novel, 'Aphrodite's Child' which was self-published at the beginning of 2014.
The story grew out of the family's posting to Cyprus with the RAF in the early nineties. While there, Sarah realised it would make a great setting for a novel – with its microcosm of English life, the camp was a strange place to live. At that time, there was little or no communication with the UK and being somewhat cut off from the island too, life inside the camp became intensified. It sometimes felt like a prolonged Mediterranean holiday with dramas thrown in. It was easy to dream up a fictional storyline.
Having been an English teacher of both secondary level children and foreign business people, Sarah has now retired to concentrate on photography and writing. Her three children have flown the nest but often come home for chaotic weekends of dog walks, laughter and noisy meals around the large kitchen table. Her oldest daughter now lives in San Fransisco with her husband and three young children so they were sorely missed during the pandemic. Sarah and husband Peter have visited several times and can’t wait to go back. Her son lives in London and is a photographer and musician and her youngest daughter lives in Brighton and is about to become a detective.
The whole family, especially Peter her husband, have been very supportive and patient with Sarah's late career change as a novelist, always willing to help with the plot or reading a new draft.
Sarah regrets not finding writing earlier in life but is certainly making up for lost time now.
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May 17, 2025
Another brilliant story
Just finished the second book in this trilogy and loved every minute of it. Some things I wasn't expecting and again things that made me cry. I must admit that at times I was getting confused with the different cottages and locations they kept moving to but pleased that things were working out OK for them all. Now ready to start on book number three. Is this going to be another tear-jerker.? Tissues are at the ready.!!
Just finished the second book in this trilogy and loved every minute of it. Some things I wasn't expecting and again things that made me cry. I must admit that at times I was getting confused with the different cottages and locations they kept moving to but pleased that things were working out OK for them all. Now ready to start on book number three. Is this going to be another tear-jerker.? Tissues are at the ready.!!
August 30, 2025
Brilliant book
This book brought back so many memories of our RAF days beautiful Cyprus . Really enjoyed this book almost read it in one sitting!
This book brought back so many memories of our RAF days beautiful Cyprus . Really enjoyed this book almost read it in one sitting!
May 27, 2016
Good read
I really enjoy this sweet story. lost love-found love and many moments that surprise the reader. I call it life. This story gives the reader hope in trying circumstances.
I really enjoy this sweet story. lost love-found love and many moments that surprise the reader. I call it life. This story gives the reader hope in trying circumstances.
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