What about if instead of breaking up with your significant other, you are outsourcing the service to a specialized company that, in addition, will take care of the other person´s feelings in a gentle and diplomatic way? That´s the mission of Ellie Shaw´s Softer Landings.
But sometimes, her professional mission is getting too personal, as she decides to break up with ther boyfriend American Dan. One year after though, his new girlfriend may need some Soft Landing approach and Ellie is faced with a difficult challenge, as it looks like there is something left between her and Dan.
At the first sight, The Break-Up Agency by Sheila McClure is that kind of book one may adore reading during the weekend or on a holiday at the beach. However, it is much more than that, because in fact the entire setting - why, for example, may someone help ending up the relationship when the partnership is the responsibility of the persons directly involved - begs for a more serious approach. One of the reasons, in fact, I am so interested in reading this kind of literature is because it reveals not few ideas about real life and real interactions. The bonus of this book is to include in the web of the story various details of break-ups and the reasons they happened. It´s another way in which books, any kind of books, may help us navigate the life´s hardships.
Ellie is by far my favorite character: thoughtful, responsible, strong but also vulnerable and fragile. She is highly relatable and the contexts created for her do outline and enrich her personality.
The Break-Up Agency is built on an ingenious idea while exploring the modern web of relationships. It is funny yet thoughtful enough to keep your autumn weekend intellectually busy.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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