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SMALL WARS IN MADRID. by ANTHONY. FERNER
challenging
medium-paced
5.0
A short read, but one that wrenched my heart from its moorings and set it adrift. Survivor guilt, normative crises, disconnection and finding a way forward
David Aguilera is adrift in life. His vessel was lost tragically at sea and he was the only survivor. The trauma of the accident, the perilous journey home and the stress of the looming inquiry keeps David on a type of autopilot, disconnected, overwhelmed. His wife and children are staying with friends and he is so very lost. David needs to anchor himself, to rebalance and in order to do so, seeks solace with his closest friends and adoptive mother who encourage him to regain control over his own destiny
There is so much to relate to and empathise with in this book and it is a story that will take you from one extreme of emotions to the other. It is beautifully written with a poetic narrative and as difficult as it was in places, as a reader, you want to keep going for the HEA
A stunning novel of endurance and fortitude in the face of adversity
Thank you to Netgalley, Fairlight Books and Anthony Ferner for this stunning ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own
David Aguilera is adrift in life. His vessel was lost tragically at sea and he was the only survivor. The trauma of the accident, the perilous journey home and the stress of the looming inquiry keeps David on a type of autopilot, disconnected, overwhelmed. His wife and children are staying with friends and he is so very lost. David needs to anchor himself, to rebalance and in order to do so, seeks solace with his closest friends and adoptive mother who encourage him to regain control over his own destiny
There is so much to relate to and empathise with in this book and it is a story that will take you from one extreme of emotions to the other. It is beautifully written with a poetic narrative and as difficult as it was in places, as a reader, you want to keep going for the HEA
A stunning novel of endurance and fortitude in the face of adversity
Thank you to Netgalley, Fairlight Books and Anthony Ferner for this stunning ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own