Easy flowing, it shares the story of a family which has moved to England from the West Indies (and parents who still conform to the stereotypes of their own upbringing).
The key message to take away from this novel is that we all have it within ourselves to make change and craft our own destiny.
A page turner which ticks all the boxes for readers looking for a short read that whisks them away from today’s realities and challenges, Benedict (who is a business woman and ordained minister) is an author who understands her audience.
Written under a pen name, Cheated may just be the novel that places this engaging and talented popular fiction writer in the literary spotlight she undoubtedly deserves.
Cheated tells the story of Chastity, born to Bagian parents, whose identity becomes submerged within the cultural, archaic, and Victorian upbringing fostered on her by her parents.
Left emotionally wrecked by the experience, Chastity is bereft of her identity, having spent most of her childhood being ridiculed, constantly compared, dismissed as a non-entity and being cheated of enjoying the family life that she craved.
After finding the courage to fight back, the trajectory of her life changes when she redefines her own values and creates a life on her own terms.
Giving Cheated a five-star review, Amazon reader, Audrey Anderson says: “I really enjoyed reading Cheated by Ms Adina Rose Benedict. There were parts in the book with which I empathised. I have already read it twice. I felt Chastity’s pain and pleasure. For a while I lived vicariously through Chastity.”
