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Mountain Road, Late at Night by Alan Rossi
5.0
Cleverly powerful.
That is what I'd describe this novel as.
A young couple, Nicholas and April, are tragically killed in a car accident on their way home from a party, left behind is their four year old son, Jack.
Who will become his guardian and set him on the right path now?
Split into four parts, this is a story that is poetically meaningful.
We get an insight how certain family members think and feel after such a loss. Those moments of uncertainty, guilt and grief.
First there is Nicholas’s brother, Nathaniel and his wife Stefanie, they don't have children of their own but are more than willing to step up.
Then there is Nicholas and Nathaniel’s parents, Katherine and David. Told more from Katherine's POV, have the resources to provide for their grandson but their marriage isn't as stable as it appears from to those looking in.
And finally we have Tammy - April's mum -she now wants the chance to change her past mistakes that she unfortunately made when she was a young, single mother to her now deceased story.
Each party have their reasons for why they should be the ones to take charge, to be the ones to make Jack's life as good as it can be.
There was such a realism to each part. The conversations, the thoughts and processes of each character. It was all so well observed.
Both logical and philosophical.
It was the last part of the story that really got me. I won't tell you who that part belongs to but just know that I cried, it was beyond emotional.
Simple in its delivery but intimate in the way it was worded. This is a detailed account of a family struggling, trying to come to terms with a different, unexpected way of life.
I felt so much. Sadness. Tragedy. But it was all wrapped up in words of regret and hope.
Thought provoking. Mountain Road, Late at Night is a unique and powerful novel.
That is what I'd describe this novel as.
A young couple, Nicholas and April, are tragically killed in a car accident on their way home from a party, left behind is their four year old son, Jack.
Who will become his guardian and set him on the right path now?
Split into four parts, this is a story that is poetically meaningful.
We get an insight how certain family members think and feel after such a loss. Those moments of uncertainty, guilt and grief.
First there is Nicholas’s brother, Nathaniel and his wife Stefanie, they don't have children of their own but are more than willing to step up.
Then there is Nicholas and Nathaniel’s parents, Katherine and David. Told more from Katherine's POV, have the resources to provide for their grandson but their marriage isn't as stable as it appears from to those looking in.
And finally we have Tammy - April's mum -she now wants the chance to change her past mistakes that she unfortunately made when she was a young, single mother to her now deceased story.
Each party have their reasons for why they should be the ones to take charge, to be the ones to make Jack's life as good as it can be.
There was such a realism to each part. The conversations, the thoughts and processes of each character. It was all so well observed.
Both logical and philosophical.
It was the last part of the story that really got me. I won't tell you who that part belongs to but just know that I cried, it was beyond emotional.
Simple in its delivery but intimate in the way it was worded. This is a detailed account of a family struggling, trying to come to terms with a different, unexpected way of life.
I felt so much. Sadness. Tragedy. But it was all wrapped up in words of regret and hope.
Thought provoking. Mountain Road, Late at Night is a unique and powerful novel.