11/17/19 RRR BOOK TOUR: OUTREACH

TITLE: Outreach
PUB: The Book Guild
PUB Date: 25th September, 2019
AUTHOR: Shelly Berry

Synopsis:

When Emily was offered a new job in London, she was sure that her life was about to change – new friends, a career in the big city and the boyfriend she always wanted.

Her new life turns out to be more complicated than she expected. Her flat mates don’t understand her. Her colleagues mock everything about her. Even her father doesn’t support her. The only person who offers her any encouragement is David.

He’s married. He’s her manager. To Emily it’s clear that they have something special. As their relationship develops, everyone seems to want to sabotage their chances.

But some things are meant to be...

Purchase Links
https://www.bookguild.co.uk/bookshop-collection/fiction/contemporary/outreach/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outreach-Shelly-Berry/dp/1912881705
https://www.amazon.com/Outreach-Shelly-Berry/dp/1912881705

 THOUGHTS:

Emily started a new job in London, for the (DAA) Drug and Alcohol Action providing support for people with addiction. Emily was sure that this job will surely impress her father and receive the attention she has long craved for. Emily is looking forward to new friends and new colleagues in this new found career.

Struggling to fit in with her new flat mates and colleagues from the very start, her manager David provides support and reassurance that is misread by Emily as more than the professional relationship it truly is.

Emily’s relationship with her father is rather non-existent and as cold as ice, Emily finds solace and attraction to David's warmth and caring behavior and slightly flirtatious banter at work.
Emily’s imaginary world that she has created developed into distractions that have affected her work and the people whose lives she has been managing at the DAA - even putting a child’s life in potential danger.

Shelly Berry brilliantly writes about a deeply and psychologically troubled woman whose reality and naivety stems from the lack of familial love. Berry writes a complex character you cannot help but feel sorry for. As much as you want to be angry and upset with Emily, you will understand that basic need of every human being is love and affection. To the very end, the psychological damage runs deep.

Well done Berry on a very deep exploration into the human psyche.

Author Bio

Shelly Berry lives in Waltham Forest, London. Having gained a BA Joint Honours Degree in Visual Art and Sociology at Keele University and a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, she has since worked in the public sector with vulnerable adults and children – including those affected by mental illness, drug and alcohol misuse, disability, criminal behaviour, homelessness and domestic and sexual abuse. During this time, Shelly developed and nurtured her love of writing. As well as writing fiction, she has previously written for a number of blogs and now writes for the Waltham Forest Echo.

Social Media Links – twitter @ShellyBerryUK
https://www.facebook.com/ShellyBerryOriginal/
https://www.instagram.com/shellyberryoriginal/?hl=en
Author Photo credit Bianca Kirby.

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