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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
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 59 ratings
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What people are saying about Love, Secrets, and Absolution


"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?


ADDITIONAL REVIEWS


"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, and Absolution and don't hesitate to give it five stars." Ali The Dragon Slayer

"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." Reviewer Lady

"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

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 (November 1, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 794 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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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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Teresa Kander
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite reads of 2017
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 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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twogalsandabook
4.0 out of 5 stars Poignant, Moving Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 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
5.0 out of 5 stars I received this book as a gift for a fair and honest review
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 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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Julie A Shetler
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding story
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2019
Wonderful story hard to put down . I would recommend to anyone. You really root for the main character .
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Martin
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 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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scooge89
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting& Heartbreaking
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2017
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The journey into the life of a boy with Aspergers syndrome and the love and devotion of his mother to give him the tools to survive & succeed is definitely worth reading. It will give you a true understanding of unconditional love and you will not be so quick to judge others.
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Carmen
4.0 out of 5 stars A flowing story-line
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2017
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There were times when I admired how Grace stood by and supported Alfie. The only sort of down side is that the characters whose point of views were written about were sort of similar; there wasn't really an outsider's point of view. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
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Readphreak
3.0 out of 5 stars edit needed urgently
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2017
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I felt the story line was interesting but the style of writing and the errors detracted from the plot. Taught instead of taut, illiterate instead of elaborate to name but a few. The author tried too hard to make the characters 'speak well' and use a varied vocabulary but it fell flat as a result of the incorrect words used and the dialogue ended up sounding clunky and unnatural.
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John
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read! A gripping and hard hitting book ...
Reviewed in Canada on February 10, 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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mmnka
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely read with very interesting characters
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 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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donnasbookblog
4.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyed it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 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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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read with a story with a difference.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 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
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 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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