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Dark Horses Ride
This is a story of midlife reinvention, of friendships, relationships and a working life all put to the test by the seismic effects of menopause.
But it is also a story of love and homecoming. It is about the healing power of walking in nature, the therapeutic process of writing and one woman’s determination to redefine what success and happiness look like.
Living the dream isn’t all she hoped it would be when Lisa swaps a high-flying job in London for a freelance life as a writer, editor and yoga teacher by the sea in India. She struggles to control the tide of emotions that hit her as the red mists of menopause descend and she begins to question whether her new life – and her relationship with a much younger man – are all she hoped they would be.
When the pandemic hits, Lisa decides that the universe has made the decision for her and back in England, she falls for the charms of a man her own age. However, he is not who he appears to be. Neither are the friends she'd hoped would support her when she publishes her first book and releases her 'dark horses' for all the world to see.
After travelling back to her homeland in Wales and reconnecting with 'The Most Handsome Man in Goa' in India, Lisa is forced to confront her dark horses alone when her health and hormones threaten to derail the happiness she’s learned to live for.
But it is also a story of love and homecoming. It is about the healing power of walking in nature, the therapeutic process of writing and one woman’s determination to redefine what success and happiness look like.
Living the dream isn’t all she hoped it would be when Lisa swaps a high-flying job in London for a freelance life as a writer, editor and yoga teacher by the sea in India. She struggles to control the tide of emotions that hit her as the red mists of menopause descend and she begins to question whether her new life – and her relationship with a much younger man – are all she hoped they would be.
When the pandemic hits, Lisa decides that the universe has made the decision for her and back in England, she falls for the charms of a man her own age. However, he is not who he appears to be. Neither are the friends she'd hoped would support her when she publishes her first book and releases her 'dark horses' for all the world to see.
After travelling back to her homeland in Wales and reconnecting with 'The Most Handsome Man in Goa' in India, Lisa is forced to confront her dark horses alone when her health and hormones threaten to derail the happiness she’s learned to live for.
241 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 7, 2022
About the author
Lisa Edwards
20 books28 followersLisa Edwards is a former publisher (Scholastic, Templar) who is now a writer, editor, agent and yoga teacher.
She grew up in North Wales, but has lived mostly in southeast England. She now lives in London but is planning to return to Wales.
She is currently writing sequel to her memoirs, Cheat Play Live and Dark Horses Ride, which will complete the trilogy. The book is called: Freedom to Roam and will be about being a digital nomad in her fifties.
She grew up in North Wales, but has lived mostly in southeast England. She now lives in London but is planning to return to Wales.
She is currently writing sequel to her memoirs, Cheat Play Live and Dark Horses Ride, which will complete the trilogy. The book is called: Freedom to Roam and will be about being a digital nomad in her fifties.
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January 29, 2023
I enjoyed the journey back to Abersoch as I too visited it as a child. I agree that as we get older we start to think about re visiting childhood places and clearing out clutter from our lives.
August 13, 2022
I think we all have some place where our spirit lives, but most of us are never able to find it. The choices we make, good or bad, will determine where we end up and it's not always where we should be.
I've not read Lisa's first book, Cheat, Play, Live. So this was my introduction to Lisa, her life, and her dark horses. And what I've learned is we all have dark horses and it's how we harness them that will set the path and plan for our lives. I can't say that I agreed with all of her decisions but they're her choices not mine.
The book is well written. It doesn't come across as whiny or maudlin. It shows the ability to search, to learn, and to take the reins and go where your heart and mind need to be.
Menopause is real and can be life-draining. Lisa's experience is very common and I would urge every woman, when you start seeing those changes in your own life, to have a visit with your doctor. There is help out there for you.
I've not read Lisa's first book, Cheat, Play, Live. So this was my introduction to Lisa, her life, and her dark horses. And what I've learned is we all have dark horses and it's how we harness them that will set the path and plan for our lives. I can't say that I agreed with all of her decisions but they're her choices not mine.
The book is well written. It doesn't come across as whiny or maudlin. It shows the ability to search, to learn, and to take the reins and go where your heart and mind need to be.
Menopause is real and can be life-draining. Lisa's experience is very common and I would urge every woman, when you start seeing those changes in your own life, to have a visit with your doctor. There is help out there for you.
July 10, 2022
I bought and read this book in the same day! Lisa writes so beautifully and with an emotional, descriptive style that pulls you in from the opening chapter. I was with her on her travels and hikes throughout this story. It’s easy to devour in one sitting!
This book made me smile, it also made me cry - one part in particular really moved me. But most of all, this is a book that left me with a feeling of peace. Each page is lined with loveliness as you gently witness Lisa’s personal growth and her healing journey. It’s made sense of many things for me too, as I head into middle age and menopause now.
It’s a superb sequel to her first book, Cheat Play Live, and I thoroughly recommend it.
This book made me smile, it also made me cry - one part in particular really moved me. But most of all, this is a book that left me with a feeling of peace. Each page is lined with loveliness as you gently witness Lisa’s personal growth and her healing journey. It’s made sense of many things for me too, as I head into middle age and menopause now.
It’s a superb sequel to her first book, Cheat Play Live, and I thoroughly recommend it.
August 26, 2022
Lisa Edwards writes with extraordinary frankness about romantic relationships, friendships, travel and work life as she charts her journey through midlife and the menopause. Whether she’s on the beaches of Goa at sunrise or walking the windswept coastal paths of Wales, Lisa’s writing is so evocative that I feel like I’m right there with her. I love her descriptions of Agonda in Goa, and, having also read Lisa’s brilliant first book, Cheat Play Live, it feels so familiar to me, even though the closest I’ve come to visiting Goa is reading about it in Lisa Edwards’ books.
May 8, 2023
Didn’t enjoy this book.
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