Jess Under Pressure
By Edy Graziani
Publisher: Morning Rain
Publishing
Published: April 30, 2015
ASIN: B00WN3NEK0
Amazon Synopsis:
Dr. Jessica Britton is on top of the
world. Her self-help book empowering women has hit the best-seller’s list, and
she’s enjoying the media spotlight while her family supports her growing
success. Life can’t get any better for Jess.
But… hold the applause.
Everything changes in the blink of an eye. Jess’s ideal life shatters when she discovers her husband’s secret, her daughters’ rebellion, and her agent's deceit. Desperate for healing, she takes a road trip to Gananoque, Ontario, where she meets women who understand the true meaning of empowerment.
Filled with tears, laughter, and hope, Jess Under Pressure highlights what friendship and family are all about.
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Jess Under Pressure follows the breakdown and healing of
psychologist and author Jess Britton after her successful book “Do More, Give
More, Be Better” about how women can have it all – careers and family followed
by the untimely death of her husband who was discovered to be having an affair
with Jess’ agent.
Due to a variety of
twists and turns Jess ends up running away from home. She’s no longer confident
in who she is as a mother, author or anything else. What she discovers is her
own advice.
Jess Under Pressure is about the power of friendship. I loved how
welcoming the small group of ladies were to Jess. There is something about
experiencing things together that goes a long way to bonding people together
and their experience on the lake will be one that will keep them together for a
long time.
The snippets of
advice at the beginning of each chapter of the book that came from Jess’ book
were for the most part insightful. I found it interesting that though Jess
wrote the book, she didn’t quite follow her own advice.
It was good to see
the changes in Jess from the beginning of the book to the end. Mentally and
emotionally she was a wreck at the beginning but such a different person at the
end because she followed her own advice on the importance of family and
friends.
In my opinion there was a moderate amount of
profanity in this novel and if that is something that offends you, I suggest
you be aware of that before you pick this novel up.
As I prefer to read books without profanity, I almost set the book aside as I don’t feel it
added anything to the story. Nevertheless, I persisted with the story, which I
did enjoy quite a bit. I gave the story 4 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the
author for providing a copy of the book. A positive opinion was not required.
All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
E. Graziani resides in Ontario, Canada with her husband and four daughters. She is a teacher and self-proclaimed life-long learner who believes in constantly setting new goals for herself and working hard to achieve them. Ms. Graziani has worked with the Alzheimer Society of Canada to raise awareness and educate people regarding this disease. She also enjoys speaking with secondary school writer’s craft and English classes regarding her writing, inspiration and the publishing process. Other books by E. Graziani – Alice of the Rocks and War in My Town.
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