A Special Relationship

a special relationship by Douglas Kennedy Sally Goodchild
is everything youd expect of a thirty-seven year old
American journalist – independent strong-willed and
ambitious. That is until she meets Tony Hobbs an English
foreign correspondent on assignment in Cairo. After a
passionate but uneasy romance Sallys life is turned upside
down when she unexpectedly finds herself married pregnant
and living in London. Married life in a foreign place is a
far bigger adjustment than Sally and Tony could ever have
imagined – and as their lives shift from freedom and
adventure to responsibility and hard work everyday
problems soon spiral into nightmares. After the birth of
their son Sally finds herself trapped in a downward spiral
of post-natal depression over which she has little control
whilst Tonys life returns to relative normality. Filled
with resentment and unable to cope with the cards life has
dealt her Sally is shocked when the man she trusted above
all others turns against her. As her world begins to fall
down around her Sally quickly realises she must fight
before she loses everything. In this authentic and
compelling novel Kennedy explores the misunderstandings
that can occur when two people speak the same language but
miss all the vital signs.