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Turning Points prose is punctuated by Kelly’s intuitive personal poetry that unveils her muddy truths and murky grief. Her journal reveals her unique and mysterious process of creative growth, the reader will find an inspiring story of one woman’s need to break free, and her choice to break through. Get ready for an “imagic-ally” written journey of the heart!

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Back Cover

A.B. Arnold's poignant story about self-realization centres around Kelly, a young woman whose secret battle to break free from her past impels her to move through her grief and beyond the self-imposed limitations that have affected all aspects of her life, including her closest friendship. Kelly's balance shifts after a chance meeting with a well-travelled stranger who becomes her catalyst for change. Turning Points reveals mysteries that hide beneath the image that people show the world: Kelly's turning points inspire her to push past her insecurities, test her limits of loyalty, and ultimately redefine her with a new emergence of creativity and personal growth. Set in the panoramic surroundings of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Turning Points is a novel for courageous readers who long to understand others at a deeper level. Interwoven between the chapters' narrative is Kelly's mesmerizing and emotionally challenging poetry...readers will find themselves compassionately searching within for their own deepest truths.

Author Biography

Anjali Bhatnagar-Arnold was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia and is a first generation Canadian of East Indian heritage. At age thirty, she and her husband moved to Arvada, Colorado where they currently reside with their two cats, Elmoe and Erney. Along with teaching mathematics and sciences, Anjali’s life passions include music, figure skating, watercolor painting and photography. This is her first work of fiction.

What has been said about Turning Points

A.B. Arnold has written a stirring story about moving forward for people who have loved and lost, and for anyone who has found themselves overcome by tragedy.

N. Lewis

The characters of Turning Points are natural, and the novel oscillates between witty humor and true poignancy in the very real and knotty twists of friendship, love and loyalty. A.B. Arnold evokes readers’ compassion for each of them.

B. Kenzie