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Jacques: An uplifting and moving story of love and loss

Jacques: An uplifting and moving story of love and loss

by TanyaRavenswater (Author)

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    Paperback 2016

    $3.24
Synopsis

For fans of Boyhood, Jacques is Tanya Ravenswater's beautiful and touching coming-of-age novel of what makes an ordinary life extraordinary. This is the story of Jacques Lafitte, a young French boy who is orphaned and torn away from everything he knows. Forced to move to England to live with his guardian - the pompous and distant Oliver - Jacques finds himself in a strange country, and a strange world. As years pass Jacques becomes part of the Clark family. But then his feelings for Oliver's daughter Rebecca begin to surpass mere sibling affection. A development that has the power to bring them together, or tear the family apart . . . A story of loss, longing, falling in love and finding a place to call home. And, most importantly, of the power of the relationships that help us along the way.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 336
 Publisher: Twenty7
Published: 08 Sep 2016
ISBN 10: 178577011X
ISBN 13: 9781785770111
Book Overview: It is only when we matter, when we are seen and truly loved, that we know what it means to fully live.

Media Reviews
An intelligent, thought-provoking, moving, beautifully written book I cannot recommend Jacques highly enough. You need to add it to your to be read list! * Bloomin' Brilliant Books *
Jacques in essence is a tale of love and loss, it will make you laugh and make you cry more than once. I can honestly say I have steered myself away from this particularly genre for no apparent reason and this book has totally changed my view and I can't wait to read more from Tanya Ravenswater * For the Novel Lovers *
* A stunning, impressive debut, Jacques should not go unnoticed. I highly recommend Jacques as a completely different alternative to many books currently on the market * Swirl and Thread *
Oh my God, what a gorgeous analogy about where we come from and how this is always inside us no matter what changes might take place. A beautiful read * Bookstalker Blog *
Touching, sensitive, considered and knowledgeable, the development of this young man's story from child orphan to adulthood is gentle and deceptively simple. The language used is poetic and descriptive, the author's love of words shines through (...)Indulge yourself and take some time to get to know Jacques * The Boozy Bookworm *
A beautiful and emotive read, it's the perfect book to curl up with this autumn * The Cheshire Magazine *
It's very much a coming-of-age book, full of subtle emotional nuance and budding sexuality rather than crash-bang-wallop plot developments, and it's all the better for that gentle and contemplative pace * Cheshire Life Magazine *
Author Bio
Tanya Ravenswater was born in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1962. After working as a nurse and a bereavement counsellor, she started writing fiction and poetry for both adults and children. She has published a collection of short stories for women, and has also been short-listed and published in the Cheshire Prize anthologies. Her children's poem, 'Badger', was the winner of the 2014-15 Cheshire Prize for Literature.