Synopsis:
Life, love, and an unforgettable trip to India. Find out why readers call Torn Together an emotional roller coaster ride.
Why does growing up have to be so difficult?
Daly English is having a harder time than most. Her future as an artist is unclear, her relationship with her mother is damaged beyond repair, and--to top it all off--her long-term boyfriend is having an affair. When Daly befriends two unlikely individuals--first a pregnant teen, and then a light-hearted charmer from India--her cynicism begins to melt away.
Meghann provides insight into Daly's life and an endless stream of good advice, comforting Daly despite her own less fortunate position.
Kashi proves he cares too much about Daly to let her fade into the background of her own life. After a series of false starts, their quirky romance carries them to India, where Daly must win the approval of Kashi's family in order to seal their "forever."
Will these friendships be enough to turn around Daly's directionless life? Will she move past the hurt and learn to trust again? Or will her mother, once again, ruin everything she's worked so hard to achieve?
Torn Together, Emlyn Chand's first sojourn into Literary New Adult Fiction, weaves a tale of friendship, dreams, and a lingering loss, while illustrating how our similarities often drive us apart.
Review:
Daly English walks in to find her boyfriend with another
woman, only to leave distraught and have to deal with her estranged and
difficult relationship with her mother.
Daly doesn’t let anyone close, she pours her soul into her art rather
than let anyone inside shouldering her emotions in a time of need.
Daly’s life begins to unravel into something different, her
mother takes on a pregnant teenager teaching her the most important lessons she
can offer but Daly isn’t convinced of the new woman she is seeing, only of the
one she has in the past. Her mother
wants her to befriend young Meghann, but Daly is torn between actually liking
her and wishing her mother would treat her the same way.
Daly meets an enigmatic boy, Akash Malhorta “Kashi”,who she
feels instantly comfortable with. Kashi
believes in fate and has no plans to force it, if they are meant to see each
other again, they will. Daly’s life
takes an unusual turn with Kashi and for the first time in a long time she
begins to trust again.
Fascinating story, it is rich full of compassion for Daly.
This story takes you on Daly’s journey which is heartfelt and inspiration to readers.
Author Bio:
Emlyn Chand emerged from the womb with a fountain pen clutched in her
left hand (true story). When she's not writing, she runs a large book club in
Ann Arbor and is the president of author PR firm Novel Publicity. Best known
for her Young Adult novels, she is also developing a small, but devoted,
following to her children's book series and is beginning to dabble in other
genres as well. Emlyn enjoys connecting with readers and is available via
almost every social media site in existence. Visit EmlynChand.com for more info, or connect with her
on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or GoodReads. Don't forget to say
"hi" to her sun conure Ducky!
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***It hasn't yet posted to iTunes despite having released in August. We
hope it will be there soon!***
Learn more
about Torn Together or read the entire first chapter at http://www.emlynchand.com/books/other/
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Thank you for the wonderful review, Em! I'm so glad you enjoyed Daly's story.
ReplyDelete(Also) Em :-D