The Wrong Way to Wright
A Caribbean Woman's Journey
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The Wrong Way to Wright
Description
AYA Daniels is a thirty-six-year-old woman that has never recovered from the loss of the man who broke her heart several years before. She spends and eats to compensate; becoming overweight, depressed, bored, lonely and deeply in debt. She is offered a lifeline to return to the Caribbean island of her heritage and jumps into a marriage of convenience with Desmond "DESI" Franklyn who had been something of an uncle to her having been the best friend of her father for many years. Aya's family is shocked and appalled by this union. They are determined to break them up before Desi destroys Aya like he has done with his other women.
Aya moves into the Franklyn estate and adjusts well enough to her new lifestyle that includes a mouthy maid. MARVA does not like having a new head of the house and works to secure her future with the family before Aya can take it away. The three Franklyn boys have no issue with their new step-mother. They are satisfied as long as their father remains happy. Desi spends most of his time working anyway, so Aya begins to thrive in their arrangement even though she struggled with alarming revelations regarding his past. She nonetheless ignores the warnings of her family and focuses on her craft.
Enter MARLEY Wright, a successful local writer contacted to review Aya's work. His initial interest in her narrative develops into something much more as they spend endless hours together when Desi is too busy working. Over time the Franklyn marriage falls under strain as Aya's infatuation with Marley is clear for all to see and Desi uses his authority to keep his wife in line, with the full support of Marva. Aya's mother PEARL makes herself a nuisance as she has never gotten over Desi, who was once her lover and is the love of her life.
Aya realizes that she is more troubled than ever before since most of her troubles seem to have followed her to paradise. Her bills are paid, she lives in a beautiful home with help, has a partner for unremarkable sex and children she does not have to do anything much with. It becomes clear that it is not nearly enough and she begins to discover what she truly needs.
On the brink of finally having all that she could have ever wanted, Aya is conflicted by her responsibilities as a wife, her devotion to her career, and her escalating desire for the man that she has an intense connection with. Amid the manipulations of the Daniels family; her husband's schemes to control her and his wayward sons; the sneaky maid and gossipy villagers; Aya is desperate and frustrated by not living her own authentic life.
After overcoming obstacles to find her "right" place, a devastating string of events force Aya to make the ultimate sacrifice and finally confront what she fears most.
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