Publisher: Honno Welsh Women's Press
Gwawr, secular celebrant, single and in her thirties, knows all too well how life can change in an instant. Well practiced at keeping her composure, she keeps on smiling, even though her own life is falling apart behind the scenes. A victim of online sabotage, an unknown perpetrator is trying to destroy Gwawr and her business. Prone to unwise relationships, we follow her as she becomes hopelessly embroiled with an attractive client, thwarts the advances of another, and tries to survive as her business dries up and her money runs out. All while finding a way to acknowledge her own, very private, grief.
This is a tale of friendship, love, unbearable loss and how we overcome the dark depths to find the light again. We all carry secrets and sometimes only solidarity and the trust of another will unlock them.
A heartfelt novel exploring what it means to be human when we are at our most vulnerable.
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, Honno Welsh Women's Press and Rebecca Roberts for having me on this tour and sending me the book.
So I thought this would be an interesting book when I picked it up but would never have thought it would be quite as emotional as it turned out to be. And I don't mean as in the subject matter, because that was quite clear from the blurb as the main character is a Celebrant so it births deaths and weddings essentially and they always bring out strong emotions. What I mean is I didn't expect to become quite so emotional reading it as I did, there were points where I was in floods of tears and had to stop reading for a bit I was so overcome with emotion. You go through Gwawr's highs and lows and it's so beautifully written that it takes you through those emotions with her so strongly.
I read it over the space of two days and if I'm honest it only took that long because of the strong emotions it drew from me which caused me to have to take breaks and step away from the book for a few moments. I could happily devour this in one sitting and I'm so very glad that it was translated from Welsh into English, though I loved reading the bits of Welsh spattered throughout the book and attempting to say them out loud (by that I mean butchering the pronunciation because I definitely don't have a skill for it). I will definitely look for more by Rebecca Roberts in the future and books published by Honno Welsh Women's Press.
Krystina xx
No comments:
Post a Comment