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Anna: A Heartwarming Story about Love, Family and Friendship (The Destiny Series) Kindle Edition

by Patricia Dixon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 722 ratings
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In this heartwarming novel, a wife and mother finds her life crumbling around her—until she rediscovers what it means to be a woman in love.
 
For years, Anna has been content to be the rock of her family—stable and reliable, if somewhat unremarkable. Then she discovers that her husband Matthew is having an affair. Consumed by hurt and tainted memories, her life is turned upside down by betrayal and loss.
 
Though Anna is tormented by the shadow of Matthew’s unknown lover, she keeps the secret of his affair from her family, With one son on the other side of the world, another about to enter a war zone, and her daughter off to university, Anna must find her way through the pain alone. Her life gradually begins to crumble until someone from her past appears . . . But can Anna find peace and learn to love again?
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  6. Publication date
    June 4, 2019
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About the Author

Patricia Dixon was born in Manchester where she still lives with her husband. They have two grown up children and one grandson, plus the company of a lazy bulldog. Ignoring her high school reports and possibly sound advice from teachers, Patricia shunned the world of academia and instead, stubbornly pursued a career in fashion. Once the sparkle of London life wore off she returned north and embarked on a new adventure, that of motherhood. Now, almost thirty years later she has acquiesced to the wise words of her elders and turned her hand to writing. Patricia has written five novels set in the Loire and then, in complete contrast, a much darker story of psychological suspense. She is currently writing her next book, a murderous tale set in the sixties and if she’s not at her desk Patricia loves to read historical fiction or attempts recipes that look great on television but not necessarily her plate. And when the penny jar is full she cashes in her coins and heads to France, the lure of red wine and escapism equalled only by the pursuance of her dream job, writing for a living.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09C6JR3QX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloodhound Books (June 4, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 4, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1856 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 470 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 722 ratings

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Patricia Dixon

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Patricia Dixon lives in Manchester and is an international best-selling author of eighteen novels.

She writes across genres including women’s fiction, historical fiction and psychological literary fiction.

Her stories are often set in her home city and the Loire. Both places are close to her heart and from where she gathers inspiration for her characters and tales.

In May 2017 she signed with Bloodhound Books, leading fiction publishers.

Her latest novel A Family Affair was released in August 2023

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susan gaines
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful refreshing read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022
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I’ve been reading so many mysteries about intrigue and death., this was just perfect and went on long enough to really get into the story and meet the people! I want to read more of this delightful author!
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's love and life
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2021
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In all of our travels through life all we have are our family and friends. When something happens we hope to count on family. When it's a spouse,it can bee verry bitter.no one knows what goes on in our minds. I loved your story .you made me a part of the travels and lives of your chactors.
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Cedar
5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2020
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Yes,Anna really was a heart-warming story about love, family and friendship! I recommend this story, the first ( but not the last) I have read by Patricia Dixon.
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TJ
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but slow.
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2019
Overall: 3/5 Stars
Characters: 3/5 Stars
Believability: 3.5/5 Stars
Personal Opinion: 2.5/5 Stars

Trying to rate a book like this is incredibly difficult. There are parts I really enjoyed and parts that I really didn't and it is kind of difficult to separate them in the end because they are all tangled together.

If I look at the basic story line and the realistic nature of the characters, I can say that for the most part, I really enjoyed those pieces. There are points where the emotions are really drawn out and these points sucked me in and I was anxious about how it was going to move on. But if I look at the execution and how most of that was presented, there were a lot of times where I struggled with my own personal reaction to some of the situations and this frustrated me and made me not like certain aspects of Anna's character.

Those really good parts were also like bright spots in a very long and very drawn out story. According to Goodreads, the page count for this book is 470 pages, which is way too long for a story like this. There are so many parts that are deeply detailed that could have so easily been removed and you still would have had a really good story.

This gets exacerbated by the number of times the reader is subjected to Anna having to rehash what she knows about Matthew's affair. After about the third time, I was done with it and the emotions surrounding it all, but we get it again. And again. And... it was too much and started to lose the emotional impact and just slowed things down.

I kept thinking I'd hit a point where it looked like the story was winding down and wrapping up only to look down and I was only at 50% or 70% or still not even close to being done. When that happened yet again, I suddenly hit a point marked "Book 2". I think it is an epilogue or something, but it really isn't an actual break in the story, just a continuation of the exact same story so I was really frustrated and confused by the entire point of that break. And the fact that it wasn't actually the end of the story yet.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't dislike this story. I think the basis and the bones were really good, but the sheer length of this with all of these little pieces and oddly arranged timeline bounces of looking back when you really didn't have a purpose to do so in probably 90% of the instances made this drag. It is the kind of book that I really wish someone would have just stepped in and said "all these bits here really don't add anything to the overall story, you should consider cutting them". It would have kept the emotional flow going, uninterrupted, and allow the story to move forward without distracting the reader. By the time I got to the actual epilogue, I kind of no longer cared and only skimmed it.
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A. Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars So realistic that you can almost feel yourself being carried away to rural France.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2019
This book was previously published with the title À Bientôt. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, a tender and touching story of betrayal, loss and new love.

Anna, our lead character, is attending the funeral of her husband who had tragically died in a crash. She is calm, not tearful or grieving, instead she is watchful of the congregation, wondering which one could have been having an affair with her husband? The story delves into the lives of Anna, her children and briefly dips in and out of Matthew's affair.

The book is set mainly in Portsmouth, Anna's home, and St Pierre, France where Anna initially took a few days break in the rural countryside to think, relax and reassess her life. Her descriptions of the landscape and scenery, food and lifestyle of her new French friends is so realistic that you can almost feel yourself being carried away to rural France. The friendships she makes there are deep, true and lasting, giving Anna cause to return to France again and again.

This isn't a chick-lit story of affairs, although who the 'other woman' was is always in the back of your mind, it's a beautifully crafted two year diary of Anna coping with loss, children who are at times difficult, and the guilt of finding someone she cares for after her husband's death.

The suspense of the slow dawning and eventual revelation gives strength to the story and also to Anna. I felt that there were almost two layers to the book depending on how fast you read it and the state of your mind. Fast and frivolous 'beach reading' gives a gratuitous light relationship story whereas a slower more thoughtful reading session gives a warm glow to the heart and an engrossing deep feeling for a woman's guilt at the lack of grief she's feeling after losing her husband and the urge to move her life on. All the characters are realistic and likeable, except the ones we're not supposed to like, and the story moves at a good pace without areas of boredom or over-description.

Patricia Dixon is a talented and competent writer who has put together a great novel and has such a lot of emotion and love to offer the reader. This is part of a series but each can be read as stand alone books. This one gives a good, deep background to Anna and Daniel as a couple as well as Anna's children and Daniel's ex-wife and daughter.
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Barb
5.0 out of 5 stars How live changes
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021
First I read Rosie and Ruby, and now Anna. What wonderful books. Anna finds out that her husband of 22 years is cheating and they had a wonderful marriage. Then he is killed in a car crash and this wonderful book goes on. Now I will read Tilly, the next book.
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Donna Morfett
5.0 out of 5 stars Another corking heartwarming story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2020
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Anna has the idyllic life, husband and 3 grown up children, who are just starting to go off on their own paths.
Then the rug is ripped from all of them when Matthew, Anna’s husband is killed in a car crash.
However Anna knows that he was cheating on her before he died.
What follows is not only a newly bereaved widow trying to navigate her way in the world despite knowing she was betrayed, but trying to protect her children from the truth.
Anna by chance happens to see an advert for a hotel in France, conveniently run by Rosie from book 1.
This book made me laugh out loud, and made me cry. It’s like a warm hug.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Anna- Patricia Dixon at her best
Reviewed in France on June 18, 2019
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I loved this book from beginning to end. Never certain about the ending. Apart from reading this at night I have enjoyed two afternoons under the sun umbrella losing myself in this wonderful tale. Thank you.
It deserved five stars
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Joanne
4.0 out of 5 stars Heart warming happy ending
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2021
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Another easy read from this author, lots of characters and twists and turns who doesn't love a happy ending right
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Miriam
5.0 out of 5 stars I was hooked from the start
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2019
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What a great read, my usual genre is crime fiction so now and again I like to switch to something lighter and I had heard so much about Anna that I was curious. I especially loved Enid's character as she has similar traits with my much missed own mum and the friendship and love that Anna's family and friends have for her is touching. I did also like that there was a touch of mystery about who was the mistress and at the beginning I had a minor character in mind that wasn't the one that was or hinted at. It's my first time reading anything by this author and I will be back.
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Aloma Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Second chance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2020
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I'd encourage all wives who have been cheated on to read this. Yes at the time you think your life is ruined but like Anna you can use the hurt to strengthen you. It's true you can have a second chance in life.
I almost feel like I have visited Roses hotel in France because the author so involves you in the story.
Well done for writing another winner
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