Fate works in mysterious unexpected ways. Life can change within the second and it is part of life to deal with loss, while being pushed out of the comfort zone, both mentally and practically. The Wilderness by Sarah Duguid is journey through the pain of leaving your comfort zone while mourning for your dear ones and being requested to guarantee comfort when oneself lacking any sense of emotional stability.
Anna and David are a couple with a normal average life. A phone call change it all though, as they were requested to take care of their nieces, whose parents were killed in a car accident. A flip of fate changing their life and relationship for ever as their about to embark on a journey to unknown on the West coast of Scotland.
The story is reflected through Anna´s lenses and although it may look limitative, the choice of one point of view confers authenticity to the narrative. And where the unique perspective is not enough Sarad Duguid succeeds to introduce into the literary discussion nature descriptions that do resonate with the state of mind of the main characters. Such intermezzo offers depth and emotional content where the plot itself may be lacking.
The Wilderness by Sarah Duguid is a novel of grief, love and resilience. I loved the prose and the relative simplicity of the idea, which gives space for the characters to develop and for an intimate approach to the shape of emotions on different levels and in different contexts.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the blog tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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