Confessions of an Author

Joanna  by Anne E Thompson    I first saw them on the bus. They got on after me, the mother helping the toddler up the big step, holding the baby on her hip while she juggled change, paid the driver. I wondered why she hadn’t bought a card or paid by phone, something quick so we didn’t all have to wait.        I watched as she swung her way to a seat, leaning against the post for support, heaving the toddler onto the chair by his shoulder. Then they sat, a happy family unit, the boy chattering in his high pitched voice, the mother barely listening, watching the town speed past the window, smiling every so often so he knew he had her attention. Knew he was loved. Cared for. They had everything I didn’t have but I didn’t hate them. That would have involved feelings and I tended to not be bothered by those.       No, I just watched, knew that those children had all the things, all the mothering, that had passed me by. Knew that t...

Joanna Your family helps to shape who you are, whatever that family might look like.  JOANNA  is the story of a family struggling to cope with what it means to have a psychopath amongst them. Written after several months researching the disorder,  JOANNA  is an exciting novel, written partly in the first person. The reader sees the world through Joanna’s eyes, they see what motivates her, how she thinks, what she feels. (Be careful though, she might lie to you). The rest of the book shows the impact of Joanna on those who love her, live with her, are affected by her. JOANNA  is a story about choices, and love, and forgiveness. It is a novel will that entertain you, and leave you thinking long after you have read the last page….. JOANNA by Anne E Thompson Published by The Cobweb Press ISBN : 978-0-9954632-2-6 Available from bookshops (if it’s not in stock, they can order it). Also from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joanna-Anne-E-Thompson/...