Showing posts with label biography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biography. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

BOOK REVIEW: Web Of Lies by Sarah Tate

Web Of Lies:  My Life With A Narcissist is an Auto-Biographical Memoir.

Sarah Tate has just moved to a new country to begin her new job.  One week into her new surroundings she meets, Bill, a co-worker who befriends her and makes her feel comfortable.

Bill attends to Sarah's every need, making her feel important and special.  Though Bill was much older and not her type, she is drawn to his charismatic character and soon finds herself drawn into his web.

From the onset of the relationship, Sarah feels something isn't right, but ignores those feelings for the magic that Bill surrounds her with.  Her courtship has swept her off her feet and before she realizes it, Bill has become her husband and father of her children.

After the "honeymoon" is over, Bill's true colours begin to appear and Sarah is wrapped up in his emotional and physical abuse, unsure where to run and who to turn to.  Bill has manipulated everything that Sarah once held true, leaving her feeling blind in the sunlight.

After much torture, Sarah finally manages to find the strength to walk away from the nightmare she found herself living.  With much determination she rebuilds her and her children's lives over but at what cost to her psyche and her soul?

I thought this was a very heart-wrenching story to read, knowing this truly happened to Sarah.  The story is shared in a very easy to read manner, quickly drawing the reader into the nightmare that unfolds.

I truly felt for Sarah and the struggles she had to endure as well as, the psychological trauma, it makes the reader cringe with the knowing, believing each of the words written and shared.  It truly blows my mind that human beings can behave in such a manner.

I was appalled to learn of the outcome of Bill's second wife, my heart cried for her pain and suffering.  As soon as I read the prologue, I knew what kind of read it was going to be and mentally prepared myself for the mental anguish I was about to peruse.

I would give Web Of Lies a five out of five stars.  The personal way in which the story is shared quickly places the reader in the situations occurring.  You will find yourself yelling at Sarah to "Get Out NOW!" as the story continues to unfold and sometimes the drama that unfolds is quite gripping.  If you have highly attuned empathic abilities, please be forewarned, you WILL feel Sarah's plight and the energy received will be hard to ground.



SYNOPSIS:
Web of Lies takes you on an emotional roller-coaster, experienced through the eyes of Sarah Tate, an intelligent, young newcomer to Switzerland who is swept off her feet by an older, more experienced company manager. Within weeks of their meeting, Bill impresses her with a courtship vastly unusual in modern times. He lures Sarah with his intellect along with numerous gifts, expensive restaurants, and trips to luxury hotels. Sarah, who is searching for not only love but security, quickly finds herself falling for the worldly but sensitive and caring man Bill represents himself to be. In Web of Lies, she describes the highs and the lows of what it is like to be involved with a person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, how to come to terms with the abuse, and most importantly, how to escape.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Spotlight - Nemo James author of Just A Few Seconds

Join Nemo James, author of the memoir, Just a Few Seconds: A Story From the Hidden World of Music and Beyond as he virtually tours the blogosphere during the months of September and October on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book.
 
About the Book... 

Derek dreamt of becoming a professional musician from the first time he picked up a guitar following a talent content disaster. Thought of by his friends as being the person most likely to make the big time he turned professional but was continually side tracked by the need to earn a living from music.

His journey takes him all over the world from private gigs for the rich and famous to the roughest pubs. Starting in the late sixties when heavy rock was born, through to the 1980’s and 90’s when discos and electronics decimated live music dance halls.

Just a Few Seconds is an amusing and heartrending story of perseverance showing how the road to success can lead us down the strangest of paths.

Just A Few Seconds is a story of one man’s experience in the music business. It is an amusing and true story of a successful freelance musician whose gigs ranged from private parties to the very rich and famous to the roughest London pubs where playing the wrong song at the wrong time meant the difference between life and death.

He takes more twists, turns and knocks than a mouse trapped in a pinball machine but the ending shows how the road to success can lead us down the strangest and most desolate of paths. If you are looking for the usual rock star memoirs full of sex drugs and rock and roll then this book is not for you, but if you are interested in a unique insight into the music business that reads like a thriller then this book won’t disappoint.

About the Author...

Born and based in England, Nemo James worked as a professional musician and singer/songwriter for more than 30 years. He now lives in Croatia with his wife Federika and their cat Jutko who is becoming intolerable following his rise to fame on Youtube.
Visit Nemo James at his website 
Views his videos at YouTube