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Hard by a Great Forest
by Leo Vardiashvili
I was drawn to this novel by the attractive colorful cover and the intriguing title. After finishing I will only say that it is not for the faint of heart. The collateral damage wrecked on the characters, their friends and loved ones over this course of the read is enormous. There is great sadness in these chapters and yet hope flickers through the pages as Saba pursues the trail his brother and father have left behind for him. The friendship that forms between Saba and Nodar is powerful and their alliance is a model for all of humanity as conflicts around the world destroy lives and force us to make decisions about the importance of supporting refugees and victims of war.
When Saba and his older brother, Sandro, were children, living in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, the loss of their sister to war violence and subsequent fears for their safety lead their parents to conclude that it was necessary to leave the country. Unfortunately, they did not have enough money for the entire family to leave, so their father, Irakli left with Saba and Sandro while their mother, Eka, stayed behind. They were all hopeful that after a time Irakli would be able to earn enough money to send for Eka, but try though he did, she was never able to join them in England. As the years passed Irakli lost hope little by little. One day a they were notified that Eka had passed away. When his sons became adults and could support themselves, Irakli left and returned to Georgia looking for traces of Eka’s life. When he later sent a cryptic message to his sons, Sandro left for Georgia hoping to find out what had happened to their father. When Sandro went missing, Saba followed in his footsteps and returned to his homeland. The novel encompasses his journey and search for his brother and father.
When Saba and his older brother, Sandro, were children, living in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, the loss of their sister to war violence and subsequent fears for their safety lead their parents to conclude that it was necessary to leave the country. Unfortunately, they did not have enough money for the entire family to leave, so their father, Irakli left with Saba and Sandro while their mother, Eka, stayed behind. They were all hopeful that after a time Irakli would be able to earn enough money to send for Eka, but try though he did, she was never able to join them in England. As the years passed Irakli lost hope little by little. One day a they were notified that Eka had passed away. When his sons became adults and could support themselves, Irakli left and returned to Georgia looking for traces of Eka’s life. When he later sent a cryptic message to his sons, Sandro left for Georgia hoping to find out what had happened to their father. When Sandro went missing, Saba followed in his footsteps and returned to his homeland. The novel encompasses his journey and search for his brother and father.