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Cover art for Victory Island by Emily Larkins. A gripping contemporary fiction novel of trauma, recovery, and new beginnings. Image features overhead image of water coming up to a sandy beach.

Victory Island

CONTEMPORARY FICTION
Release date: 22 March 2018
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Picture Original cover art - thick grey cloud, lighter sky beneath, silhouette of island, strip of grey water, strip of wet sand at bottom
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Victory Island Synopsis:
In the aftermath of a traumatic attack at the hands of her long-time partner, Charlotte Darling has escaped her isolated island home in search of solace and anonymity up the coast. With the unthinkable events that nearly ended her life playing on a loop in her mind, she struggles to leave the horror behind. She pushes hard against tasks her counsellor assured her would help, and instead finds herself on the brink of an unexpected challenge. It's new and exciting, and something that could help her simply forget.
Faced with the invitation of a fresh start in a windswept, hideaway, Charlotte leans toward forgetting her past and wonders if she can ignore the pull of what she left behind.
But not all of what she left was bad. She misses her island home and the people she called family. She regrets slipping away without word when it all got too much. Above all Charlotte misses the man who risked his life to save her own.
How do you go back to the scene of your near-death, even if it is the place you love most in the world? How do you face the people who shaped you, loved you, and risked everything for you? How do you look them in the eye when you left without saying goodbye?
In the beginning, Charlotte can't imagine being brave enough to make such a choice. All she craves is a safe place and a clean slate far from the scene of her nightmares. Could she, in time, develop that strength, or will the lure of a new life allow her to let the past go once and for all?
PRAISE FOR VICTORY ISLAND:​
"...I was invested in Charlotte and her journey because I wanted to see her progression to a happier and ealthier lifestyle...
Charlotte goes through it in this novel. She really, truly does. There are times where the extent of her emotions is so powerful that as a reader you too feel the weight of them...
...she isn’t two dimensional. She actually has some depth and doesn’t just sit absent-mindedly in the story letting all of the other characters add flavour to the mix. She has a hand in all of the thrills, the shocks and pivotal moments.

...The themes of this book centre around recovering from trauma, learning to love again and restoring one's sense of self. These are important topics that we don’t get to see explored all that often in today’s fiction..."

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    • About the Author
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    • Flash Fiction Fridays
    • Anthology: Flash Fiction Fridays Project
    • Victory Island
    • The Weight of Expectation
    • On Thin Ice
    • Late
    • Thirty-Four
    • Into the Mist
    • Burning the Cow
    • The Sirens Series
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