Thanks to the invention of the computer and information technology, my world changed. (Both of my children were diagnosed with dyslexia, one at the age of seven and one much later, although, I could see my traits present in him, and both have excelled academically in their chosen professions.) I wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia until I attended university at the age of thirty. So writing a few paragraphs usually made me sweat.Īs a child I discovered coping strategies and developed my own ways of getting by, I wasn’t stupid by any stretch of the imagination, but left school at fifteen without any academic qualifications. The thought of doing this, was something I never thought I would entertain, because being dyslexic, during my childhood and adolescence, I found it very difficult to get past how to spell something, never mind how coherent the sentence sounded. People continually tell me I have an ability to tell a story and make even the mundane sound interesting. I have lived my whole life with comments from both, relative strangers and close friends telling me I should write a book. The reality for Lily is she knows enough isn’t everything. He’s told her he can’t love her, but wants to be with her physically, arguing, sex between them is enough. She realises that she’s no match for Alfie and tries to resist his attention. Each of the three men has a special place in her heart for different reasons. A series of bad choices in her relationships with Alfie, Max and Will, create emotional turmoil for Lily which leaves her doubting her judgement about men. What follows takes Lily on a roller coaster of emotions and after a surprise visit from Max, her friend and room mate’s brother it leaves her questioning her morals.Īt college Lily quickly teams up with Will, a handsome sax player, who helps her develop her creative ideas and performs with her as a duo in the Miami music scene. She was sexually naïve but after meeting Alfie, she convinces herself she’s able to deal with what Alfie is offering her.
Until she arrived in the USA, Lily had tried to avoid personal relationships with the opposite sex, not wanting anything to affect her plans.
That is, until a chance encounter on campus with a stunningly handsome, charismatic, rock-god-like musician, Alfie, leads her into a no-strings sexual relationship with him. On arrival in Florida, everything on the surface seems to be running to plan. She regards herself as worldly, having lived the London life and travelled to Mumbai to work in an orphanage in the past, so felt more than able to cope with living and studying abroad.
Smart, beautiful, and musically talented, she’s finally realised her dream to study in the USA, by securing a music place at college in Miami. Book OverviewLily’s friends in London regard her as having the whole package.
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