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Dappled Kindle Edition

by Lisa Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 61 ratings
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Some people leave you forever changed. And maybe some wounds are just too big to heal. But Jane is coming to realise that confronting her past is the only hope she has of saving herself.

Jane has a skin condition, vitiligo, which makes her look a little different. But at least she’s become pretty skilled in the art of camouflage.

On the surface of things, Jane leads a good life. She’s a health professional with an active social life, who meets lots of handsome, successful men… they just tend to be all the wrong ones.

Perhaps it’s also because no one she meets will ever quite compare to who she once had.

Jane finds her mind frequently travels back to her younger years, back to when she lived in the coastal tree-lined town of Denmark in a timber cottage on stilts with her artistic mother, Colleen, who was beautiful, vibrant, larger than life – and deeply troubled.

She remembers the broken glass, mysterious cuts, and their isolation.

The storm cloud days.

But most vivid in Jane’s recollections is that kind and goofy, crinkle-beamed boy who made her feel warm inside, who somehow made it all better. Try as she might, he’ll always have a piece of her heart.

What the reviews are saying about Dappled:

"Masterfully written and packed with insight, compassion, and hope. Brown tackles significant theme of self-worth with trenchantly serious message of mental health issues in her exceedingly moving, honest debut which tells the story of a woman struggling with her past and present traumas. This remarkable work of fiction from a very talented author is almost virtually perfect." - The Prairies Book Review

“It is not often you find a book that so delicately tells the story of such hard topics, whilst weaving in a story of hope, love and overcoming. It is inspiring and fills the heart to the brim!” - Goodreads review, 5 stars

“Stunningly Beautiful Novel.” - Amazon review, 5 stars

“I’ve heard people talk about the urge to hug certain books. Dappled has to be the most huggable book I’ve read. It is one of those rare books you just never want to let go of.” - Amazon review, 5 stars

“A beautiful book that will remain in your memory long after the last page is turned.” - Amazon review, 5 stars

“Written with heart, soul, wit and authenticity.” - Amazon review, 5 stars

“The characters are authentic and the author voice is as tender as their love.” - Goodreads review, 5 stars

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"Masterfully written and packed with insight, compassion, and hope... Not the one to be missed. Exceedingly moving, honest debut which tells the story of a woman struggling with her past and present traumas. This remarkable work of fiction from a very talented author is almost virtually perfect." - The Prairies Book Review

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B084DM1666
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 31, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1232 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 309 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 61 ratings

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Lisa Brown

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Lisa Brown lives in sunny Perth, Western Australia with her partner Matthew (who has a penchant for building robots and spreadsheeting their holidays) and their two young, rambunctious boys, Adam and Joshua. They inhabit a chaotic, noisy home strewn with books, Lego and unidentifiable electronic parts.

Lisa’s school report cards always described her as being the resident class writer and story-teller. Many of her fondest memories from childhood involved long, languid weekends writing her stories.

As well as an author, Lisa is an occupational therapist, who works as a sessional university academic teaching neuropsychiatry and counselling units. She is also a group therapist at a private mental health clinic, who facilitates therapy groups for people in varying stages of their recovery journeys. Lisa loves this work and feels many of the things her patients have taught her about resilience and vulnerability have helped inspire her writing.

When Lisa is not writing creatively, she is writing feedback for her university students on how they can be the best counsellors they can be or helping friends write up their online dating profiles or curriculum vitaes. One prevailing theme: always writing!

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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Great Book written from the heart!
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Great Book written from the heart!
Great Book!!! I really enjoy every sentence of this great book. A great story highly recommend it. I also have Vitiligo and its just amazing how this book has been written.
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Jill
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story!
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2020
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This is one of the best books I've read so far this summer. I love the way that the author builds the story and characters a bit at a time so that readers are drawn into Jane's world. Sometimes when there are so many different elements involved in a book, they are treated superficially, mentioned briefly, and not really developed. In this book, Brown gives us young love, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental illness, childhood trauma, self-love, unconditional love, family responsibility, and so much more, yet treats each theme with sensitivity and understanding.

I have to admit that I stayed up way too late to finish this book. I closed it up and tried to go to sleep at 2 in the morning, but couldn't go to sleep because I kept worrying about Jane. I eventually realized that I wouldn't be able to sleep, opened it back up, and read until I finished it at 4!

I personally enjoy books that are based in real life, rather than operating under the pressure to guarantee everyone a happy ending. I enjoy books that hurt your heart a little bit and this one delivers some heartache. I don't want to say too much and spoil anything for anyone else, but be warned. You will probably laugh and cry, but that is good!

In the interest of a balanced review, I would like to add something negative about the book. I did not know until the end that there would be a second book coming out in late 2020. When I saw that, I immediately went to Amazon to see if "All Her Colours" was out yet and it wasn't! I was hoping and praying that the end of June might be "late" 2020, although I knew it probably wasn't. Now I'm so disappointed that I have to wait to read the sequel.

This is a very beautifully written book that delivers a little bit of everything. I highly recommend it!
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MN Bra Happy!
5.0 out of 5 stars Dappled was a great read that kept me captivated!
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020
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As a fellow dappled darling I could related to Jane’s journey. The love story between her and Daniel touched my heart.. Her spots were never an issue for him. Wonderful read couldn’t put it down!!
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Megan C
4.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt tale of interconnected souls and internal struggle
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2020
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Brown creates a simple tale with weighted characters that pull on your emotions. A sweet story about love’s power between a boy and a girl and one’s self. A nice read.
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Liz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book written from the heart!
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2020
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Great Book!!! I really enjoy every sentence of this great book. A great story highly recommend it. I also have Vitiligo and its just amazing how this book has been written.
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Liz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book written from the heart!
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2020
Great Book!!! I really enjoy every sentence of this great book. A great story highly recommend it. I also have Vitiligo and its just amazing how this book has been written.
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Barbara K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely.
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2020
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For a change no explicit love seems, just a nice story. It was wpleasant and interesting without being gross. Thanks.
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Ashley Aitken
5.0 out of 5 stars Dappled, pink!
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
I highly recommend this book by Lisa Brown, it was a joy to read. It is such a lovely story and so very well written. It made my cry and laugh out loud multiple times, and not many books do that to me.

The characters are so well developed I could clearly see them and their actions, and not just the two protagonists Jane and Daniel. It's also set in Perth and the lovely town of Denmark down south.

The book is also very sad in many ways and touched gently and wisely on some very important topics, like mental health, and, of course, vitiligo, which I knew so little about before reading the book.

Finally, I guess we're all dappled in some way, but as I think the author suggests in the book, it's not really a big problem, or at least one we can't overcome over time, and especially when we're truly loved.
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Prairie Wife
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020
This book tells the story of Jane, a young woman who can’t forget the boy she fell in love with as a teenager. As she looks back at her childhood spent struggling with a severely mentally ill mother, and her own Vitiligo (a skin condition that causes discoloration), she learns that perhaps she can find a way to get a second chance after all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A story of hearts and minds ...
Reviewed in Australia on February 6, 2020
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This is a beautifully written book, full of characters who have a little something different about themselves which they try to cope with to varying levels of success, while others respond with kindness, love, scorn and ridicule. The author shows great insights to not being defined by how you are different, while equally portraying how the world doesn't always allow that to be an easy journey. It also demonstrates the power of love and how people can share the best and worst that life throws at us all, and through it all find themselves and what is really important. This is a must read book, so just start it and you won't want to put it down.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in Australia on April 5, 2020
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I'm not usually a big reader but I'd heard good things about this book. I wasn't expecting to have such an emotional response, but I found I laughed and cried while reading this story. I found myself really relating to the characters, especially Daniel and Jane. They were so real and relateable. I was genuinely sad when I reached the end... hope there's a sequel!
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Jane
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic debut
Reviewed in Australia on March 8, 2020
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Loved this debut novel from Lisa Brown. A real story of the heart, written from the heart. The main characters are drawn so well and are so likeable- I found myself thinking of them with warmth long after Input the book the book down. I can’t wait to read more from Lisa in the future.
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FILO ESTILO
5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive for a debut novel!
Reviewed in Australia on February 18, 2020
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So glad I picked up this novel by new author Lisa Brown. Just simply a wonderful gorgeous, well written, heart felt story. It ticked all my boxes and made for such a pleasurable read.
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Karenza
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book
Reviewed in Australia on April 15, 2020
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This was a beautifully written book and difficult to put down. It covered some big topics in a very delicate and sensitive way. I was genuinely sad to finish it!
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