What do You think about A Special Relationship (2004)?
This is a really good book.....I just wish he would have come up with a better title. You would think this is going to be a romance....IT"S NOT....it is a riveting book about trust, betrayal, post partum depression, fighting for what belongs to you and fighting for what is right. It may start a little slow (that happens with so many books I've read lately) but WOW just hang on and keep reading and you will get a shock in short order! A really good author, I have read him before and knew I wouldn't be disappointed with this one. I only have about 80 pages left to read.....absolutely glued to this book, it really takes me out of myself and all my problems (when I am able to concentrate) .....I highly recommend this British author and any of his books.I have a feeling the ending is going to be a zinger!!!!
—Julie
A Special Relationship by Douglass KennedyJournalists, Sally Goodchild and Tony Hobbs meet when they were dispatched to an emergency trip to Somalia. After a short affair. Sally becomes pregnant and they decide to marry and return to England. The baby, Jack, is born premature that requires extended hospitalization and feeling guilty Sally began experiencing violent mood swings, insomnia and hysterical crying as she descends into post-natal depression. Empathetic insightful and an unpredictable domestic drama with jolting twists. 4 stars
—Kathe Dimeo Coleman
Douglas Kennedy is one of my favorite authors - I will read anything he writes. Sometimes when you have a favorite author, you run the risk they will write subject matter that is a little too close to home. This was one of those books for me. Loved it, devoured it, but had to put it down occasionally to catch my breath.Sally is a journalist based in Cairo, meets and falls in love with and English foreign correspondent. They get pregnant, get married, then things start to go wrong.Kennedy has a way of opening up his characters so you feel their pain (and happiness) as if it were your own. Get your hands on one of his novel, you wont be disappointed!
—Karen
