A Life Tested

Fifth in the Epic 7-part Series: Love and Loss, Celebrity and SecretsThe Endless Pursuit of Love and WisdomIn essence a love story, "A Life Singular" is a seven-part contemporary fiction serial. Recipient of a WILDsound Review Award (November 2015), official selection for the New Apple Awards for Literary Fiction (October 2015) and a Shelf Unbound Notable Book of 2014 (December 2014), "A Life Singular" follows a successful rock star while he writes his autobiography after the tragic loss of his soul-mate.The books' themes are triumph over mental illness, the choices we make between right and wrong, and how one affects the other over the relentless passage of time. Sales proceeds go to two Australian non-profit organisations assisting young people with their education: EdConnect Australia and The Smith Family.Dealing with some of the more complex social justice issues of our age, the universal theme of love and our fascination for celebrity spirit the reader behind the scenes of a superstar family who are plunged into grief, proving that there are always many sides to a story we see in the media. The important events in our public lives are always overshadowed by the backstory's real truth.A Life Tested synopsisLynn Dyson and Jeff Diamond had become the celebrity couple with the Midas touch. With their son showing signs of fulfilling his sporting destiny and a daughter who was already driven to right the world's wrongs, they were showered with accolades and adoration from every corner of the globe.How had this nobody from the wrong side of the tracks got so lucky? With his dream girl by his side every step of the way, the superstar's multi-faceted career knew no bounds. Politicians clamoured for photo-opportunities, the press fed well on each persuasive controversy, and the success of their business empire funnelled millions of dollars into worthy causes.No wonder they had been an assassination target! Jeff's autobiography foretold this omen with twenty-twenty hindsight, his open wounds smarting with each obvious opulent and outspoken occasion. "The higher you climb, the harder you fall." This tedious clich rang true for the father as he captured his teenagers' many exploits for posterity. He and Lynn had dared to scale enormous heights, paying the ultimate price far too soon.Had it all been worth it? The book held these secrets, painstakingly transcribed by a man who couldn't wait to find out what was to come. Whether taken from his lover's journals, the children's memories or the cataclysm of poetry pouring from his lonely heart, the months leading up to his latest challenge had legitimised every decision the forever couple had ever made.He only hoped the same good fortune would hold true in the next lifetime.