Uncommon Relations: What Should Be Forgotten?

Uncommon Relations #2

by Rosalind Minett

In Part One of Uncommon Relations Terry's life was changed by an unexpected encounter with his double. This set him off on an identity search but instead of being excited, his wife, Gudrun, was strangely avoidant. In bizarre events, some outrageous, Terry's made mistakes, but he's wronged as much as wrong. Now he faces an impossible situation. Can his strengths overcome his weaknesses and lead him through the quagmire of problems he's landed himself in? Serious dilemmas affect Terry's decisions. Through twists and turns comes an unpredictable conclusion.

313 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 30, 2020

About the author

A chartered psychologist in my other life, I enjoy writing about ordinary people in unusual situations, or unusual people struggling to fit in. My style is light, but even in humorous stories, there is always a dark edge.

Historical fiction: a trilogy set in WWII told from the perspective of a young boy. A Relative Invasion. Book 1, Intrusion, Book 2 Infiltration out in paperback and ebooks. Amazon Ratings 4.8 and 5.0 . Book 3 Impact to follow late 2016.

My collection of ironic short stories, Me-Time Tales: Tea-breaks for mature women and curious men, is available in paperback and e books. New edition, April 28th 2016.

Crime Shorts, a series. No. 1, updated, new cover. A boy with potential, no. 2, Homed, no. 3 Not Her Fault. Kindle only.

Two other novels (psychological dramas) are in the editing stage.

My other interests are Fine Art, Architecture, Dance and my hobby is sculpture. There's a similarity between creating characters in writing and creating forms in three dimensions or ‘cutting them down to size’.

The avatar stands instead of an author headshot. It saucily re-works Picasso's girl to show a word processor rather than a mirror. The two faces represent my serious and irreverent sides, the observer/recorder and the internal/external selves.

On Amazon I review literary and historical fiction, world literature in translation, children's books and some non-fiction. No dystopia, vampire, chicklit. When I like something, I take trouble to promote it.

I have two blogs: the quirky Me-Time Tales, and characterfulwriter, about the process of writing, where I also review.

http://fictionalcharacterswriting.blo... and http://characterfulwriter.com

Reviews

[Chris Wells · Rating 5 out of 5]

Terry Stedforth’s life is complicated and getting even more so. As if discovering his natural family hadn’t been enough Terry discovered some much more Earth shattering news at the end of book one. This book follows on directly from book one, Who Should Be Forgiven, so it’s essential to read that first to get the full story and appreciate what’s happening here. The author clearly understands how a lot of people think as she puts her characters through some experiences. This is a complicated tale but written with great skill making for an easy read. The characters are all very believable even if their choices are hard to fathom. I enjoyed reading this addition to the series and am eager to see where things go next.

[Jean A. Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riveting

I spent three nearly sleepless nights and days reading this and the previous book. The twists and turns were fascinating. I often got frustrated with Terry's lack of assertiveness, which often entangled him even further! What a doofus. Yet the ending was so fulfilling. Loved these two books.

[Anna Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is weird, twisted, and hard to put down. The Pandora’s box that Terry open in Part 1 continues to spew events that impact everyone in Terry’s life. I kind of figured out the ending about half way through Part 2, but I had to keep reading to see what was going to happen next.