Reach for a Different Sun
a first novel by Jenni O'Connor - shortlisted for the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Jenni O’Connor’s acclaimed first novel, Reach for a Different Sun, is now available for download on Amazon for Kindle, PC, Mac, iPad or Android device, priced at just £2.17p or $3.48 USD. Click here to view on Amazon.co.uk, or here on the Kindle Store. It has recently made the quarterfinals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, and the semi-finalists will be announced at the end of April 2012.
Reach for a Different Sun is a complex tale of love, truth, identity, self-discovery and betrayal which shuttles between Jamaica and London, from the turbulent 70s to the present day.
When retired Jamaican campaigner and lobbyist Mary Odell dies suddenly, her niece, Monique – a London-based journalist – suspects foul play. Her misgivings lead her deep into the murky waters of Jamaica’s turbulent past, opening up a Pandora’s box of atrocities dating back to the 1970s, when the country was caught in a vicious armed power struggle between opposing factions.
As Monique battles to come to terms with her loss and make sense of her aunt’s death, there are powerful forces at work trying to thwart her, protecting a secret, which if uncovered, would change the course of history in Jamaica – and put her in grave danger. But she is prepared to risk her life to expose the perpetrators, for therein lies a greater truth about herself and her roots.
Reach for a Different Sun explores the nebulous zone where politics meets both morality and self-interest, seen through the eyes of a young woman caught up in an epic voyage of self-discovery.
- Runner-up at a new writers’ novel competition at the Winchester Writers’ Conference.
- ‘An impressive debut.’ Sally Hare, novelist.
About the author
Jenni O’Connor variously worked as editor of a golf magazine, marketing manager and PR consultant, before starting Kaiku Communications. With boundless curiosity and a lifelong passion for writing too, she has had articles published on subjects as diverse as travel and business, lifestyle and science. Married to a British Jamaican, she has lived in the Caribbean and travelled widely through the region. She is also the author of a travel narrative, Turn Left Past the Coconut Vendor, soon to be published online. Reach for a Different Sun is her first novel.
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Kaiku (n) – echo (Finnish), with just a hint of poetry.