Synopsis

Seven Years Of Misery – Synopsis

         Lucy Cox is a young, single mother of twin boys in the throws of major emotional turmoil. She has given up her own marriage for her married lover (Adam), who in turn does not make good his promises. Rather than playing the victim, she decides to explore her inner demons through counselling, taking charge of her life and destiny, and through writing poetry she finally finds her true inner voice. The thrust of the story is the conflicting emotions she feels in connection with her divorce, her struggle to rebuild a life without Adam and her ensuing heartbreak after discovering she is pregnant with Adam’s baby.
         The counselling sessions form a core of the novel; in them, Lucy is forced to face up to truths about herself and to see herself as others see her. She discovers that she is the only person who holds the key to her happiness; not Adam, as she previously thought.
         The secondary themes covered in the novel include infidelity and it’s effect upon Adam’s marriage, and Lucy’s sisters struggle to come to terms with her sexuality. There are several minor currents running beneath the surface of the main characters and plot. At the centre of the plot remains the question whether Adam will eventually follow his heart and return to Lucy, and if he does – would she have him back?
         Seven Years takes its title my original poem, which Lucy writes while she is at rock bottom. The poem is weaved into the plot in order to ameliorate Lucy voicing her hurt and despair at Adam’s decision to remain in a loveless marriage with his wife for the sake of his children.