Awakening by Jackie Goldman

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"Romantic Thriller

Is it possible that the entirety of one's life has been steered by the hand of fate towards a single moment? For Brooklyn French program teacher - and single parent of two- Tess Shapiro, it would certainly seem so. After discovering that her life and her marriage were artificial constructs based on lies and deceit, Tess must undergo the ultimate reality check. She delves deep into her subconscious, venting her frustrations by indulging in a lifelong habit of drawing graphic novels starring her glamorous alter ego, an international spy by the name of Andrea Chambers. Meanwhile, in the real world, anti-French terrorism is taking the world by storm. What, and who, is behind the vile attacks against French-speaking people everywhere from Brooklyn to Burundi? As she suspects that her new lover may not be who she thought he was, Tess's ability to perceive truth through a distorted collage of deception, brings comic book fantasy and real world tragedy crashing together in a whirlwind of romance and political intrigue. When, in a single moment, Tess realizes the totality of the lie she has been fed and believed, and the impossibility of the truth, she makes a staunch decision that will change her life, and how she perceives the world, forever."

Title Awakening
Author: Jackie Goldman
Publisher: J. G.
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:

"Awakening" by Jackie Goldman

My Thoughts.....

I found 'Awakening' quite a good read that present us with a 'strong feminist as our protagonist' who was Tess Shapiro. I will say her life really takes a turn in that she was divorced from a no count husband, learns a little more about her father to finding out that 'her new lover was not who she thought he was.' Now all the time she vents by indulging in graphic drawings of comic book fantasy's that presented her in a glamorous alter ego.' What will happen for Tess when she finds out that this fantasy and the world around her comes crashing together around her in 'romance and political intrigue.' I will say that Tess's ex husband and new lover were highly no .... well I will stop here and say you will just have to pick this novel up to see how well this author brings it all together for the reader. The story will definitely give you another look at life as it was for Tess. I enjoyed by the end of this novel that definitely Tess Shapiro finally had awaken throwing out what she didn't need to hang on too and was seeing life as it really was for her with her two children.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of 'Awakening.'