In Focus [Hardcover]

Anna Jacobs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2010

The new best-seller from a well-loved author - When a new feature on Pete Newbury’s popular TV programme shows his adult image digitally transformed to that of a young child, Beth is shocked to realize that he’s her ‘baby’ brother, who vanished without trace thirty-eight years ago. But bringing their family back together after so much heartache isn’t going to be easy, and she may lose the man she loves in the process . . .

 

Editorial Reviews

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Beth Harding has worked hard to keep her life under control until her 16-year-old daughter, Jo, runs away from home and Beth’s marriage falls apart. Although she has received e-mails from Jo, Beth is afraid to press her about her life lest she lose contact with her. Jo is not the only person who disappeared on Beth; 35 years ago, her brother vanished. While watching a popular British television program, Beth sees an episode where the host, Pete Newbury, demonstrates a new computer program that can take a photo of an adult and regress the image to a young age. He demonstrates this on himself and the image looks just like her missing brother. When Beth tracks down Pete Newbury, he is belligerent toward her and scoffs at her claim, straining the budding relationship she has with Pete’s manager and cousin. As if this is not enough drama, Jo reenters her life and introduces Beth to her grandson. Jacobs once again gives her readers an engrossing story as her resilient heroine discovers the true meaning of family. --Patty Engelmann

Review

Beth Harding has worked hard to keep her life under control until her 16-year-old daughter, Jo, runs away from home and Beth's marriage falls apart. Although she has received e-mails from Jo, Beth is afraid to press her about her life lest she lose contact with her. Jo is not the only person who disappeared on Beth; 35 years ago, her brother vanished. While watching a popular British television program, Beth sees an episode where the host, Pete Newbury, demonstrates a new computer program that can take a photo of an adult and regress the image to a young age. He demonstrates this on himself and the image looks just like her missing brother. When Beth tracks down Pete Newbury, he is belligerent toward her and scoffs at her claim, straining the budding relationship she has with Pete's manager and cousin. As if this is not enough drama, Jo reenters her life and introduces Beth to her grandson. Jacobs once again gives her readers an engrossing story as her resilient heroine discovers the true meaning of family. --Booklist, February 15, 2010

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (February 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727868071
• ISBN-13: 978-0727868077
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anna Jacobs was born in England but emigrated to Australia thirty years ago. Now she and her husband spend part of the year in each country. She's totally addicted to writing, and produces three novels a year. If she slows down, new characters nag her till she tells their stories. And after all, dusting isn't important - story-telling is. She was first published in fiction in 1992 and as of April 2011, she has had 53 novels published, a few under other names. At the moment Anna is writing historical sagas for one UK publisher and modern novels for another, but she doesn't guarantee not to try other genres. Writing is too much fun to be limited in any way. She's been married to her own hero for many happy years, and they have two daughters and one grandson.

Anna also wrote fantasy novels as Shannah Jay, and these books have now been reiussed as Kindle books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars In Focus by Anna Jacobs, September 18, 2011

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This review is from: In Focus (Kindle Edition)

I've read many Anna Jacobs historical novels and loved them all. Now that I've read In Focus I'm asking myself why I took so long to read a modern Anna Jacobs novel. I loved this book. It's down to earth yet full of the twists and turns that make for good reading and still remain gentle to the senses. Most of all it has a beautiful flowing style, writing that gallops ahead and pulls refusing to release us. We're trapped In Focus until well after the last page. It has Anna Jacobs written all over it. I'm becoming quite a fan. Five stars.