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An Authentic Life
An Authentic Life
An Authentic Life
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How does a woman carry the burden of a husband’s suicide? And if the reason for his embittered act is her bisexuality, how does she adjust when she herself is not to terms with who she really is?

Joanna struggles to rebuild her life around her two sons and daughter and her work as a hospital based social worker. But depression bites her hard and she has to seek the help of an analyst. Will she grow from this experience and will there be any emotional future for her beyond work and children? What if she does meet someone and it is a woman?

LanguageEnglish
PublisherAvril Osborne
Release dateJul 31, 2011
ISBN9781466104822
An Authentic Life
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Avril Osborne

I started writing when I left a thirty year career in social work. A long held ambition, my interest lies in portraying women’s issues in modern day society, in particular issues of sexual orientation, adjustment and the perceptions of others. I was born and raised in Scotland and read languages at St Andrews University, before going on to train and practice social work in both England and Scotland. My interest in writing was long standing and for several years, Orkney was the beautiful location where I was lucky enough to live and focus on my ambition. I now live in a lovely and tranquil village in central Scotland. I hope you will enjoy my novels and if you would like to contact me to comment on them, please feel free to do so.

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