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I've been a writer for as long as I can remember. My first story was published when I was nine, and I've been seeking to replicate this success ever since. Two years ago I decided to do something about it and cracked on and wrote a novel.
Originally from Bolton, I'm now exiled in the South with my lovely husband and son, not forgetting the cat, who of course rules the house.
My day job (when I go back from mat leave) is in sales, and I dream of being able to make a living from writing. In the meantime coffee and cake keep me fuelled; daytime tv and trashy magazines keep me distracted.

favourite books

Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov
Catch 22, Joseph Heller
The World According to Garp, John Irving
The Book Thief, Marcus Zusack
The Time Traveller's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
Enduring Love, Ian McEwan

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Different

Joanna Williams

Teacher, lover.
Abuser, protector.
Adultery, destiny.
Which version of the story will you believe?


She was 14, he was 37. Fiona chewed gum, wore too much black eyeliner and got drunk with her friends at weekends. She also got great grades and wrote stories and scripts that couldn’t fail to catch the attention of her English teacher. A schoolgirl crush on the enigmatic Mr. Morgan developed into an intense relationship. He made her feel special; made her believe she could transcend her background and achieve extraordinary things.

She might have been young, but she knew what she was doing. She was in control.

She’s 30. She’s married, but not settled. Life hasn’t turned out quite how she’d hoped and she’s never stopped thinking about Mr. Morgan. He’s in his 50s when he reappears, still seeming to promise something above the humdrum.

As Fiona is drawn steadily away from her own life and deeper into Morgan’s, she thinks she’s found what’s been missing all these years. But as conflicting memories and damning allegations start to surface, she is forced to consider: where does the control really lie? Whose version of the past will she accept and what does this mean for her future?


 

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AuroraNemesis wrote 108 days ago

I would be very grateful if you could find the time to check my book ....

j.l. wood-miller wrote 179 days ago

Hello Ms. Williams, Literary fiction pushed to its limits in a str....

ndaye wrote 227 days ago

(rafica_4ndaye@yahoo.com) My name is rafica i saw your profile toda....

KirkH wrote 233 days ago

Hi Joanna, I hope you can get a chance to read parts of my college c....

Eponymous Rox wrote 277 days ago

Hullo there, Joanna. I'm still a reader on Authonomy scouting for boo....

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I wrote 495 days ago

Thank you Sandy, I'm glad you enjoyed it and pleased you picked up on the moral ambiguity..I want to make people think... Appreciate the support. Keep in touch view book

I wrote 495 days ago

Thank you Liz :-) view book

I wrote 554 days ago

Hi JD Superbly written, compelling stuff. At first I was a little put off by all the sex - it's extremely well presented, it was just the immediacy of it all happening so soon - but as I read on I understood the role it plays in terms of the relationship between James and Sal, which is subtly drawn... view book

I wrote 562 days ago

Hi Have read the first chapter and intend to read more. Extremely well written and I like the way you use the therapist's POV to show details of Sam's appearance, etc. Even apparent incidentals give us clues to his character. I wondered how you would keep this up though for a whole novel, but havin... view book

I wrote 563 days ago

Thanks Naomi - there are several flashbacks later in the ms (see ch 3, ch 6 and others) - but I do think Dave (and other characters) can be developed further and hopefully that will help me add some 'meat'! Appreciate the comments and glad the pov worked for you. J view book

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