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Love, Secrets, and Absolution: An emotional and gripping psychological, family drama. Kindle Edition

by K.L Loveley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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"It’s been a long time since I have pondered over a book as much as I have this one. It’s more than a story – it could easily be a true story and that is all credit to the author’s style of writing. I have no hesitation in giving Love, Secrets, and Absolution the very highest recommendation." REVIEWERLADY

"A marvellous book that envelops the reader and leaves you with an awful lot to think about human relationships. I heartily recommend Love, Secrets, & Absolution and don’t hesitate to give it five stars." ALI THE DRAGON SLAYER

"K.L. Loveley has written an emotional, frank, and thoughtful book on a family dealing with Asperger's Syndrome." THE BOOK MAGNET

"The thing I loved most about this book was all the twists and turns. Not knowing what was coming next made it hard to put down!" ESCAPING BETWEEN THE PAGES

Love, Secrets, and Absolution

People in the village gossip about Grace’s son, Alfie.

He’s a lonely boy full of secrets, lies, and obsessive thoughts.

How far can a mother’s love go? Will she ultimately sacrifice her life for his?

Set in Nottinghamshire, this family drama follows the lives of Grace and Alfie as he transforms from a naïve, young boy into a teenager spiralling out of control.

Love, Secrets, and Absolution is a coming of age story with a difference.

Deceit, betrayal, love, and addiction, a family falling apart in the midst of teenage angst and torn loyalties; will anybody find absolution?

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"This was such an emotionally charged, powerful story that is unlike anything I've read before." SHIATZUS AND BOOK REVIEWS.

"The book was gripping and I read it very quickly. As in life, you never know what turn the next chapter will take and this made it unpredictable and engaging." BOOK DRAGON BLOG

"Love, Secrets, and Absolution is great if you're interested in Aspergers; reading about life from the perspective of someone with Aspergers & someone raising a child with Aspergers was an interesting experience that definitely taught me something!" LUCY-MAY - WRITING WOLVES

ABOUT K.L LOVELEY

K.L Loveley is a retired nurse, who has seen, heard, and dealt with a wide range of medical, social and family dramas. She has used her nursing experience, along with her excellent people-watching skills to create fascinating characters and intriguing scenarios within her books. She writes contemporary fiction, psychological dramas, and poetry.

If you enjoy reading authors like Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain, you will enjoy K.L Loveley!

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A marvellous book that envelops the reader and leaves you with an awful lot to think about human relationships. I heartily recommend Love Secrets & Absolution and don t hesitate to give it five stars. Ali The Dragon Slayer --https://cancersuckscouk.ipage.com/blogtour-review-love-secrets-absolution-by-k_l_loveley-_globeflower_-giveaway/

About the Author

K.L Loveley is a former nurse, who has seen, heard, and dealt with a wide range of medical, social and family dramas. She has used her nursing experience, along with her excellent people watching skills to create fascinating characters and intriguing scenarios within her books. She writes contemporary fiction, psychological dramas and poetry. Her debut novel ‘Alice’ was published in February 2017, and the story tackles alcoholism head-on, and presents the reader with an empathetic account of a spiralling addiction and the resulting pattern of hopelessness that many fall into. K.L Loveley’s second novel ‘Love, Secrets, and Absolution: An emotional and gripping psychological, family drama’ is a coming of age story with a difference. Deceit, betrayal, love, and addiction, this story is about a family falling apart in the midst of teenage angst and torn loyalties. If you enjoy reading authors like Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain, you will enjoy K.L Loveley! K.L Loveley lives in Nottinghamshire, England and loves socialising with friends and family. She is an avid reader and enjoys a variety of genres including psychological, thrillers and historical fiction. Her favourite authors include John le Carré, K.L Slater, Marian Keyes and Philippa Gregory.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075JG7DMH
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Globeflower Books
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 Nov. 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 794 KB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1999829414
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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- 17,420 in Family Life Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 902,440 in Literature & Fiction (Books)

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K.L Loveley is an exciting new author from Nottinghamshire, in England. Her debut novel 'Alice' is at times, a gritty but true to life story of a woman who finds herself in desperate straits.

The author's love of writing began with a gift of a five year lock up diary at the age of seven and she has never stopped writing since. In addition to writing novels, the author writes poetry and will be sharing some of these on her blog.

She lives with her husband in a quaint village in Nottinghamshire and enjoys walking and cycling in the famous Sherwood Forest. The author and her husband own a narrowboat, and spend time navigating the British waterways. She spends many cosy evenings on her boat writing additional novels which will be released in the future.

To date, the author has enjoyed 40+ years working as a Nurse for the NHS , the latter twenty years as a Practice nurse in Primary care. During this time she has gained valuable knowledge and skills, which she has been able to transfer and use in her writing when related to medical and social issues.

K.L Loveley is a prolific reader, and reads a wide variety of genres. Some of her favourite bestselling authors include, Joanne Harris, Jodi Picoult, Marian Keyes, John le Carré, Maeve Binchy , Jojo Moyes and Philippa Gregory. She actively reviews the books that she reads on her blog klloveley.com and on GoodReads.

The author uses a pen name, K.L Loveley, aka Katie Lily Loveley. She felt compelled to use these names of her female ancestors, as a unique way of keeping their memory alive. Katie Loveley was the birth name of her maternal great grandmother. Lily, the Christian name of her paternal Grandmother. Alice, the main protagonist of her debut novel, was the name of her maternal grandmother. However, all of the characters in her stories are purely fictional.

She is currently working on a new novel which she hopes to publish in the near future.

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Customers praise the writing style of the book, describing it as extremely well written and a great read, with one customer noting the author's exceptional mind.

"...took me on a whirlwind of emotions, at times I found it to be extremely well written and the story was so well thought through and planned, it was..." Read more

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"This has been a great read. The detailed thoughts of someone who has Aspergers & the effect it had on his family was quite & eye opener...." Read more

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Lovely read with very interesting characters
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 November 2017
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Lovely story, with very interesting characters. I was actually a bit said, when the book finished - as the story is very realistic, one can get the feeling, that Alfie could be the boy next door - and you want to know what happened to the family later?? All in all the reader get a very good insight about life with Asperger's, and what it meant 30-40 years ago? I found it a thoroughly enjoyable read, and could't wait to get back to my book at the end of the day. Well done K.L Lovely, hope you have many more ideas and continue to share your stories with us.

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Really enjoyed it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2017
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This book took me on a whirlwind of emotions, at times I found it to be extremely well written and the story was so well thought through and planned, it was clearly evident that the author loves and cares about the subject in this book.

I know a few people with Asperger's Syndrome and I know how well they cope, but also how hard it can be, and how difficult it has been in the past for them - this book is set back in the 1980s when there was not the same understanding and acceptance as there is today and the story really does make you think - the book is a touching one.

Grace and Alfie are great characters and I loved how the story was told through them - four stars from me, a really well written story!

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A great read with a story with a difference.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2018
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An emotional insite to the life and a family dealing with Asperger’s Syndrome.
I had a little difficulty at the start of the book with Alfie still in the womb and describing his experience, I couldn’t see where this was leading but it was crucial to understanding the path that Alfie’s life was to take.
This is a great read with a story with a difference. I have no hesitation in recommending Loves, Secrets and Absolution.

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Karen Mason
Great Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2017
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This has been a great read. The detailed thoughts of someone who has Aspergers & the effect it had on his family was quite & eye opener. I will look forward to K.L. Loveley's next book.
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LoubieLou
Gripping story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2018
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I really enjoyed this book. It was great having the story told from different perspectives. The second half of the book is gripping, I couldn't put it down.

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NATHAN NAGEL
The writer has an exceptional mind and wonderful writing style
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2017
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Wow, captivating, gripping and warming all at the same time. The writer has an exceptional mind and wonderful writing style, Il be looking forward to her next book.

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Michelle Ryles
An emotional, frank and thoughtful book - Alfie will always have a special place in my heart
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2017
What a wealth of emotions I experienced whilst reading this heartwarming book. I always find that books told from different perspectives get right under my skin. Seeing a story unfold from both sides gives the reader an insight that we wish we could have in real life. Alas, you can never know what somebody is thinking but in the world of books and fiction we become marvellous, magical mind-readers!

K.L. Loveley has written an emotional, frank and thoughtful book on a family dealing with Asperger's Syndrome. Now this story starts during the miner's strike of 1984 with Paul and Grace welcoming their longed-for first child into the world, in a time where kids weren't diagnosed with ADHD or autistm, they were just thought of as weird or naughty. Baby Alfie is not like other children, he doesn't so much play with toys or books as rearranges them: in straight lines, size order or colour coded. His mother, Grace, loves him unconditionally but his father, Paul, thinks his brain isn't wired right. As far as I was concerned, Alfie is bright and smart and so what if he is a little different.

I knew I would love Alfie from the minute he describes his birth. He is like a little sponge, absorbing information and becoming smarter every day whilst seeing things that his young mind cannot fully understand but he knows is wrong. He doesn't make friends easily but those who are lucky enough to befriend Alfie have someone on their side who would lay down their life for them. He may not have fully developed social skills but he sure does go the extra mile for people he loves.

Grace's chapters are told via her diary and I loved this. Rather than just telling the story from Grace's point of view, we are allowed a peep into her diary where she records her innermost thoughts and feelings. Her love for Alfie shines through every page and you might be thinking that she sounds like an overprotective mother but she allows Alfie to make mistakes and learn from them, but Grace is always there to pick up the pieces and set him back on the right track (as long as it is straight).

I thoroughly enjoyed watching Alfie grow up before my eyes. He's not perfect as he's an easy target for those scumbags who prey on the weak and vulnerable, but I like to think that, with his friends and family on his side, he becomes a stronger person because of his mistakes.

Open your heart to Alfie and pick up a copy of Love, Secrets and Absolution today! It's something a little different from most family dramas as Alfie's condition isn't diagnosed until his late-teens. So until then, his family and friends don't know what they're dealing with - he's just 'not right', but who decides what is 'right' and what isn't? Perhaps people should look in the mirror before labelling something as flawed or 'not right'. The world would be a boring place if we were all perfect.

I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.

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Ann Perry
Not for me.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2017
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Readable, but not really memorable.

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Teresa Kander
One of my favorite reads of 2017
Reviewed in the United States on 19 December 2017
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This book is the story of a family of a child with Asperberger's Syndrome. Although we don't learn exactly what makes Alfie so different until he is a college student, I had a strong suspicion much sooner based on his behaviors and his feelings.
The book has chapters from the point of view of Grace (the mother), Alfie (the child) and Paul (the father). I loved the chapters from Alfie's point of view as an infant and toddler--they were definitely a new perspective on things.
Reading all the challenges this family went through over the years and seeing how each of them dealt with those challenges (too much trying to keep things from the others, in my opinion!), was a deeply emotional experience.
The ending is very realistic, giving the reader hope for Alfie's future without tying everything up in a neat little bow.
I received an ARC of this work from the author and publisher, with no expectation of a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.

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Reviewed in Canada on 10 February 2018
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A must read! A gripping and hard hitting book with tremendous insight and I could not put the book down until I had read it. Looking forward to more releases from this author.

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Poignant, Moving Book
Reviewed in the United States on 8 February 2018
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Love, Secrets, and Absolution was such a moving and poignant book. It is the tale of a family torn apart because of the son Alfie's autism, his mother Grace's devotion and defense of him while everyone else (including his father) says Alfie is just not "quite right". Told from alternating viewpoints, starting with Alfie as an infant, and progressing with him up through college, it is a unique look at what autistic kids and families with a member afflicted go through. It starts at a time when not as much was known about autism, so Alfie does not get diagnosed until he is in college. So for most of his journey through childhood into adult, no one really understood what he was going through or why he did the things he did. I was emotionally effected by this book and would recommend it to anyone.

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Nancy
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Reviewed in the United States on 8 February 2018
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This was an excellent book and I would recommend this book to anyone who wants an excellent read. I look forward to reading more of this author's work.

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Two Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 11 January 2018
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It was ok it was not gripping and at times it simply didn’t flow. Writing was basic and predictable

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