'THE TWISTING OF SOULS' is an emotional roller coastal ride. Christina's life had been falling apart. She had come to despise Carl, the man who had shared much of her life...a turbulent life.

Handsome and charismatic Carl De-vrise, feels the bottom has fallen out of his world. Unable to accept their relationship is over he becomes obsessed with revenge. No longer able to conceal his dark side, the depth of his sardonic passion is for all to see. His turmoil of seething emotion motivates his every attack, with only one thing in mind--to trap and destroy Christina.

Diagnosed with a fatal illness he had nothing to lose. His attitude was, even if he ended up dead, what the hell. "If I can't have you then no other fucker will! And that dwarf you're with, his days are numbered."

The following 11 months became a living nightmare for Jack and Christina as they became ensnared in the emotional twist of daily onslaughts, perpetrated and executed by Carl De-Vrise.

His need to win and have total control underpinned his every move and using a phrase he often expressed "to win you have to know your opponent's "Achilles Heel". He certainly knew Christina's.

Endeavouring to survive and outwit the malicious and vindictive actions perpetrated by Carl, forced Christina and Jack to defend and protect what was theirs. "How could she do this!" Was the cry of disbelief from family and friends when hearing that Christina was no longer with Carl. The close family were under no illusion, therefore, under "normal" circumstances, no heed would have been paid to Christina's exit from the relationship. But this was not normal. Her timing was wrong. Carl had cancer.

Enduring 11 months of being stalked and harassed, with fear as their daily companion, the final straw eventually came when "nowhere else to hide" and being shot at-forced them to leave beloved England and flee for their lives.

A mistaken phone call intervenes with fate. Christina returns to England. Christina's re-emergence into Carl's life causes the family to gasp with disbelief. Carl is dying. It becomes imperative for Christina to seek forgiveness from Carl. Her daughter Felicity mistakenly believed that Carl would reject her. His welcome of Christina's return, divides the family. Felicity's jealousy of her mother's occupancy in Carl's life becomes a main thread in the second half of the book.

An unbelievable twist becomes the finale to this true and at times incredible story.

Auteur
CHRISTINA RUSSELL"BIOGRAPHYTODAY a successful hypnotherapist and counsellor with my own practise, I have always nurtured my dream to write a best seller. I believe THE TWISTING OF SOULS is exactly that. I love writing and I am very proud of my book. THE TWISTING OF SOULS is a true story that illustrates to the reader with every turn of the page, a time in my life that I became a victim of stalking and harassment. I believe it has the potential to be a best seller. Deservedly so, as it carries a strong message to people, that like me, have once been victims.Originally born in Wales and adopted into a family at the age of 6 weeks. At the age of three, my mother, father and brother 2 years older than me, all moved to Dorset on the south coast and during my formative years it became evident that I was blessed with a talent for writing. However, at the age of 15, after proudly showing a story to my father who angrily rejected it because I had chosen to use a pseudonym - I resolved never to write again. By the time I had reached 21 I had been married for three years with three lovely children of my own. Sadly after 11 years the marriage dissolved, whereby I embarked on a new life, a new man, in a new town.The perplexity of that relationship, which lasted 27 years, prompted me once again to begin writing. I loved writing poetry. The threads of pain had always been present in my life and writing about what I saw and felt exercised my unconscious need to soothe, transforming all the pain into something beautiful.Though successful in having some of my work published over the years, I never received remuneration. Towards the end of the year 2000 I moved to Crete where I spent the following seven years of my life. It was during those years that I finally wrote 'THE TWISTING OF SOULS"I have now returned to the UK and live in Aberdeen, Scotland. My profession as a Hypnotherapist and qualified counsellor enables me to help people overcome adversity and achieve their dreams - I am now determined to realise my own dream with the publication of my first novel.Marilyn Cooper

Résumé
'THE TWISTING OF SOULS" is an emotional roller coastal ride. Christina"s life had been falling apart. She had come to despise Carl, the man who had shared much of her life...a turbulent life.Handsome and charismatic Carl De-vrise, feels the bottom has fallen out of his world. Unable to accept their relationship is over he becomes obsessed with revenge. No longer able to conceal his dark side, the depth of his sardonic passion is for all to see. His turmoil of seething emotion motivates his every attack, with only one thing in mind--to trap and destroy Christina.Diagnosed with a fatal illness he had nothing to lose. His attitude was, even if he ended up dead, what the hell. "If I can"t have you then no other fucker will! And that dwarf you"re with, his days are numbered."The following 11 months became a living nightmare for Jack and Christina as they became ensnared in the emotional twist of daily onslaughts, perpetrated and executed by Carl De-Vrise.His need to win and have total control underpinned his every move and using a phrase he often expressed "to win you have to know your opponent"s "Achilles Heel". He certainly knew Christina"s. Endeavouring to survive and outwit the malicious and vindictive actions perpetrated by Carl, forced Christina and Jack to defend and protect what was theirs. "How could she do this!" Was the cry of disbelief from family and friends when hearing that Christina was no longer with Carl. The close family were under no illusion, therefore, under "normal" circumstances, no heed would have been paid to Christina"s exit from the relationship. But this was not normal. Her timing was wrong. Carl had cancer.Enduring 11 months of being stalked and harassed, with fear as their daily companion, the final straw eventually came when "nowhere else to hide" and being shot at-forced them to leave beloved England and flee for their lives.A mistaken phone call intervenes with fate. Christina returns to England.