Title: The Traveling Man (Traveling, #1)
Author: Jane Harvey – Berrick
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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WOW this book is brilliant.
I wish I could give it 10 Stars.
Jane has proven once again what a great author she is with
this story. You name it; this book has it, empathy, laughter, love, angst and the
right amount of drama. The story is so
well written in this book that I guarantee you will not be able to put it down.
The characters, Kes and Aimee feel so real that you follow
along in a somewhat dream like quality feeling as if you are right there with
them, going through everything they are and it was a joy, privilege and
pleasure to read this ARC.
The first part of the story concentrates on these characters
as children and watch how they interact as they grow up. Instantly becoming close friends who only see
each other each year when the Carnival comes to town.
Aimee who has never seen a Carnival before is ecstatic at
being allowed to see the show for her 10th birthday. The excitement that she has comes out so well
in this book, you find yourself feeling exactly not only for her but with her. “To me, the carnival promised a world of
magic. I’d never been anywhere in my
life, never even left Minnesota. But
carnie people, they had homes with wheels and could go wherever they
wanted. They weren’t stuck in a small town,
dreaming of the world beyond” I found myself wishing I was 10 again
and experiencing the excitement she had watching the Carnival come to town
Aimee’s family are not a very affectionate family, her
father is quite a controlling man, her mother basically a door mouse who would never
said anything wrong or put a foot wrong and her sister, older but dying to be on
her own and live her own life. Aimee,
however, longs for adventure.
Kes, I feel in love
with him, even as a small boy he has charisma and is a daredevil in his own
right, learning new tricks, showing how much he loves this life, but he has his
own battles. Suffering profoundly with
server Dyslexia, struggling to read and although Aimee tries to help him with
it whenever he is in her town, it is a hard struggle.
There is no doubt the bond between these two is like no
other, they encourage, support and guide each other but with the constant
separation things take a turn for the worst, their friendship and relationship
is soon tested in ways neither of them would want. It is not until we get to Part 2 of this
story that we see more of the world of Kes and Aimee
In part 2 some time has passed and we see two different
people, with history and pasts, but when they do finally meet up, you cannot
help but realise the connection these two have is still there, however, Aimee
has a career, Kes has the carnival so what can they do. “I’d
never stopped loving him, but I was beginning to wish that I could”.
Aimee decides that she will spend some time with the
carnival and Kes and see what the life on the road is like; still trying to
reconnect the friendship she has with him.
Yes there are obstacle’s in the way, yes there are arguments but who
doesn’t have these things to deal with. “Part of me didn’t want to fall for Kes again: he
was too difficult, too dangerous, too unrestrained and wild. Since that summer, I’d looked for safe;
appreciated it. What the hell was I
doing here”?
As time passes by in the summer the more aware of the clock
moving on and time slipping past them they become, what will they do at the end
of the summer, will they stay together or will Aimee go back to her safe job,
will Kes give up the carnival, only time will tell….
“Kes and I were running out of time again, and I hated it. All the old feelings came rushing back; that
horrible sensation of not being in control of my life. It was stand standing at the edge of a cliff,
your vision blurring, because the ground is rushing towards you”
Yes this is a book with a cliff-hanger but it is a book you
will not want to put down but pick up again and again to see if you have missed
parts.
The author has already informed us that the second book will
be out soon, hopefully April so watch this space.
About the Author
I lived in London for over 10 years and have a love affair with New York. It's only since I have moved to the countryside, that the words have really begun to flow.
I live in a small village by the ocean and walk my little dog, Pip, every day. It’s on those beachside walks that I have all my best ideas.
Writing has become a way of life – and one that I love to share.
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