The Forbidden Fruit

 

Book: The Forbidden Fruit

Author: Tina Scott

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

My thoughts:

In The Forbidden Fruit, the author has shared about her second husband Steve's battle with stomach cancer. After Steve lost the battle, Tina moved to Nepal. After three months, she started working on her book while sitting in the Monkey Temple in Kathmandu. 

The author is quite open in her narrative when she shares about her days of having sex and doing drugs. Tina has mentioned about her broken marriage leaving her as a single mother of three kids. She met a single father Steve who also has three kids. Tina lived a great married life with Steve until he left for the heavenly abode. After Steve's death, she felt a pain in her heart. She reflected how she had different experiences with Steve. They even participated in the idea of swingers, swapping spouses with others, etc. 

One would get to know about many experiences from the author's life by reading this book. The description is clear. I binge read Tina's journey. She has created a pull with her writing that the reader won't feel like closing the book without finishing it. The author has lived an adventurous life. Reading about her encounters energized me to live a fulfilled life. Great work Tina! The author's three month stay in Nepal inspired me to experience life by living in a different country. It's a book worth reading.

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