Someone Else's Conflict, by Alison Layland

Someone Else's Conflict, by Alison Layland

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Someone Else's Conflict, by Alison Layland

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The boy looks up and sees the foreigner's rifle aimed at him. Why is this man here? This is not his conflict, it is not the boy's... it is hell. Jay has been home for a long time, but the ghosts of Yugoslavia are still with him as he busks his way round the country. Marilyn is fresh out of a controlling relationship and desperate to reassert her independence. The last thing she needs is to fall for an itinerant storyteller who has a strange relationship with the truth. And then the police call on her. When the past catches up with the present and stories become reality, Jay and Marilyn must decide who to believe and who to betray.

Someone Else's Conflict, by Alison Layland

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5656824 in Books
• Published on: 2015-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.75" h x 5.00" w x 1.00" l, .87 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 322 pages

Someone Else's Conflict, by Alison Layland

Review "A real page-turner about the need for love, and the search for redemption... If you like a fast-paced thriller but want more—then buy this book" —Martine Bailey, author of An Appetite for Violets"Snatches my interest and my emotions and never lets go..." —Thorne Moore, author of A Time for Silence

About the Author Alison Layland grew up in Bradford and finally settled in mid-Wales where she has been living with her husband and two children. After studying Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Trinity College, Cambridge, she was a chartered surveyor before returning to her first love, languages. She was Welsh Learner of the Year in 1999 and in 2001 won the short story competition at the National Eisteddfod. Her published translations include the acclaimed novel The Colour of Dawn by Haitian author Yanick Lahens.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An excellent read By Welsh Annie This was a book that constantly surprised me. At one point, I thought it was going to be a relatively straightforward tale about two damaged people finding love in the Yorkshire Dales. Jay is an itinerant storyteller with a complicated past, Marilyn emerging from a toxic relationship and living in an isolated cottage: she accepts his help in repairing her barn after a storm, and it turns into love. There's a lovely sequence near the start of the book where Jay weaves elements into his stories that attract customers to nearby stalls in the market - I think I was lulled into expecting something quite different from what the book became.The prologue should have been the clue really - a young boy witnessing an act of cruelty and violence during the Balkan conflict, coming face-to-face with an enemy soldier, being told to run. And then there’s Vinko - right there in the Dales square, stealing money from Marilyn's purse - and we’re into a different world of war and its consequences, illegal immigrants and the challenges they face. And then we find out that Jay is far more complex than he at first appears. The book turns into a thriller - in stark contrast with its homely Yorkshire setting - and in the last third moves at breakneck pace to a thrilling ending. And through it all, we have a slow reveal, told through flashbacks and dreams, of Jay's background story in war-torn former Yugoslavia, and the links between the love story and the thriller in the making become clear.This is a book that really shouldn't have worked - how on earth can anyone draw together so many diverse elements? And I haven't even mentioned the murder mystery - or the recurring appearance of a figure from the past. It's a tribute to Alison Layland's writing that it works really well - this is a first novel, but it really doesn't show. Far more than its parts, it exposes the waste and futility of fighting for a cause, the tragic effects of a civil war that can't be won. If I have any criticism, it’s a very small one - I did get a little lost in some of the wartime detail, especially when told by Jay in conversation with Marilyn. But this is an excellent read - a real page turner that confounds your initial expectations, and I really look forward to seeing what the author tries next.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I was nicely wrong-footed in at least one instance By Jean Darvill Who is the tall dark handsome stranger emerging from the remote Dales countryside after the storm? Does his offer of a 'helping hand' pose a threat to the vulnerable Marilyn or is he as 'innocent' as he appears? And what links him to the the ghost from the past and the brutal events recalled in the scenes from war-torn former Yugslavia? How is Jay connected to the unfortunate illegal immigrant Vinko? And in turn to the elderly couple living nearby? There's mystery a'plenty in this thriller debut by Alison Layland who deftly handles its many layers as the narrative switches between past and present, focusing in turns on the different characters, keeping the reader guessing until the end.The characters themslves are credible and engaging, especially the protagonists Jay and Maryilyn. Moreover, it's not entirely clear who are the the goodies and the baddies. I was nicely wrong-footed in at least one instance, as I was in the turn of events. Even the dialogue, so often a weakness in thriller writing, is well handled and, importantly, doesn't hold up the pace unnecessarily. Nor for that matter does the descriptionBut that's how it should be in good thrillers and this is just that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Gripping and unusual By Suze Lavender Jay is leading a nomadic life. He owns a house, but he isn't staying there. He's trying to come to terms with his past, but it keeps haunting him. He's fought in Yugoslavia, for friends. Something traumatic happened and Jay has never been able to get over it. Jay has his flute and he tells stories to make money. When he meets Marilyn he offers to help her with her house after a terrible storm. Even though she doesn't need to she offers him the guest room and some food and clean clothes. A friendship between them instantly blossoms and also the feeling that they want more, but Marilyn has been badly hurt in her previous relationship and Jay isn't a very reliable person. Is this relationship doomed from the start?Jay's past becomes his present again. There's a boy he wants to help, Vinko. Vinko doesn't have an official identity and Jay wants to help him change it. He's had a tough life and Jay wants to make sure he's taken care of. Unfortunately there's someone who wants to use Vinko to get a large sum of money. The question is if Jay can really help him or not. And will helping Vinko mean that he has to betray Marilyn?Jay is traumatized because of something that has happened in the Yugoslavian war. War is terrible and there are always many victims. In this war friends and neighbors were suddenly fighting each other and that had a lot of dramatic consequences. Jay was there to help his friends, but the war made him lose so much, even his own identity. I felt really bad for him, because he's such a good guy.Things are threatening to escalate and as a reader you know something is going to happen. This constant tension combined with the unusual relationship between Marilyn and Jay make Someone Else's Conflict a gripping read. The story is unusual and really good and I liked it a lot. Money plays an important role in this book, I was curious to see where the chase would end and if Vinko and Jay were going to be all right.Jay has a lot of love and kindness to give and that is another important aspect of this book. Marilyn is just as kind. She and Jay are two broken people and they're good together, I loved their connection. There are several clear decision points in this novel which are making the story really strong. The war in the past, the consequences of what happened that are dominating the present and the hope for the future are intertwined in a fantastic way. I loved this book and am glad I had the chance to read it.

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