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The Craving Kindle Edition
J F Saxby (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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What happens when two people long to be together . . . but are worlds apart?
‘The Craving’ is an award-winning, split-time Christian romance for young adults.
A stadium collapse. A coma. A breathtaking journey of discovery.
Brilliant!
Intriguing. A great and original story.
Story remained in my mind long after reading.
—CALEB Award judges' comments. 2020
Will Sutherland saves a girl from a falling beam in a stadium collapse, and is plunged into a coma. Finding himself on the Island of Eldrad, Will longs to go home to Aporto Bay. He battles addiction and anger against his rival, Ben Maddock, and his own father who has walked out.
Meanwhile, Erin, the girl Will saved in the tragic accident, visits him in hospital, desperate for him to wake up.
Will takes an extraordinary journey to find the truth of his life. Will visits Idella city where desires are fulfilled, and he's given the keys to the astonishing worlds behind the seven doors of The House of Wisdom.
Why does Will change his mind about staying on the island? What happens when he wakes from the coma a completely different person?
This book has deep themes and allegory about hardship and how to find happiness. It is rich with twists and turns in an explosive mix of contemporary and fantasy worlds.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date8 November 2021
- Reading age13 - 18 years
- File size1115 KB
Product details
- ASIN : B09LDD5Q83
- Publisher : Ironstone Press (8 November 2021)
- Language : English
- File size : 1115 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 446 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 307,059 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author

Jean Saxby, Bachelor of Science, Diploma of Education, is a multi-award-winning author of the novel, 'The Craving', and co-author of #1 Best-Seller books. She’s a teacher and a wellness blogger. Her teaching career spans over 30 years and includes a drug education program spanning nine years. Jean also has a creative side as an illustrator of three internationally published cookbooks. She has been a reviewer of resources for the educational publication SCAN CLIC, Australia, and is a literary judge.
Her passion is to help people who are struggling with anxiety and addictions. Her 'Live a Better Life' website towardsrecovery.com.au provides blog posts and free resources with a choice of secular or faith-based support. The content covers issues such as emotional problems, dietary issues, alcohol, sex and technology addiction. She shows how neuroscience can improve mindset and habits.
Her inspirational split-time romance, 'The Craving', won the 2022 Global Book Awards (Bronze Medal), and also the YA category of the 2020 CALEB Awards, (before publication). The ebook and paperback are #1 Best-Sellers on amazon.com.au The book includes themes of addiction, brokenness, and transformation.
She is releasing the first of her Fangs series later in 2022. The books are about a Cunning Cat, Tricky Dog and Risky Rat, and have light messages about safety and well-being for children. She was also a co-author of the 'CBCA Anthology' for schools in Australia. It included a 'FANG' story and was launched at the State Library, Sydney on 28 May 2021 by the Governor of NSW.
Jean was a co-author with Ray Brehm, for the Amazon #1 Best-Sellers 'The Happiness Code: Small Habits, Beautiful Life', 'The Wealth Code: Small Habits to Financial Freedom' and 'The Entrepreneur Code: The Habits of Creators'.
As an advocate of literature and a member of the Australian Society of Authors, Omega Writers and SCWBI, Jean is also a Minutes Secretary of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, Northern Sub-branch. Jean enjoys spending time with her husband and family.
Jean lives in Sydney, Australia and enjoys stories, both fact and fiction, family, fur babies, and just having fun . . . preferably at the beach.
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I ached with the same chill damp that Will did; I smelled the same cornbread and corn toasting on the campfire in Jadyn’s cave. I sensed the same horrors and cruelty of the Cravers, the same exhilaration and thrill of perils as I pursued the prose trail deeper—a true journey of the senses.
The author, Jean Saxby, has created poetry that sings, her tale resonating with grace and faith. A faith that is strength and not weakness, one that Will begins to understand as he progresses deeper into the strange new world where he finds himself. Deeper into relationships with other outcasts that fetter his heart to both the King and the princess.
Do dreams come true? That question resonates through this exquisite, multi-layered book. Maybe they do. Interestingly enough, I once knew a young man who, after a terrible motorbike racing accident, also met the King in a coma and then met the woman of his dreams.
A real, true-to-life tale.
What stands out though, the one thing that gave me hope while reading this book, was the love of the King and faith in Him that buoyed Will and the other characters through their trials. None of them gave in to the evils around them, nor did they give up. They ploughed through the marshes and horrors, not forsaking their faith.
That we are saved and transformed by His love is one of the fundamental underlying themes. That without faith we are colourless, 2D cardboard characters without meaning or purpose in life. It is the one glimmering light in our souls that we should take as a reminder for our ultimate future. Its mingled with the reassurance of the King’s presence and the sense that He’s always with us.
The sweet twist at the end of this tale left me gratified, eyes moistened by the beauty of Saxby’s prose, left elevated to a sweet height and craving more of this beautifully-told tale.
A fantastic book and recommended reading!
Will's story, as he is catapulted into another time and place, immediately draws you in. His journey in this dystopian world continues to engage with the unexpected and with unanticipated challenges. What is hidden in these pages may impact your life forever!
My teenage son has also now read it and devoured it over a weekend. For a reluctant reader, that's a win.
Beyond a young adult romance, this is both an allegory and a herald for our times from a creative and brave author.
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