Review: When You Went Away by Michael Baron
In just a few short months, Gerry Rubato’s life shattered when his seventeen year old daughter ran away and his wife died just one month after the birth of their son. Left alone and adrift, Gerry knows he has no choice but to pick up the pieces for the sake of his son and to maintain his home in case his daughter returns. Returning to work is very difficult but Gerry finds it easier when he strikes up a friendship with a woman at work. He finds himself tentatively establishing a relationship that deepens with her but confusion makes him back off. Re-establishing himself, Gerry is forced to rethink life, love, and his future.
When You Went Away is so much more than a book about loss. Michael Baron takes us through Gerry’s grief and the necessity of moving on. Gerry struggles with his losses but also struggles with whether or not he is entitled to a new love. We see how powerful love can be in the many arenas of life, how it can heal and how it can hurt. When You Went Away also shows how people deal with grief differently, from Gerry to his in-laws to his daughter. Emotional, compelling, and memorable are just a few of the words that can be used to describe When You Went Away by Michael Barron.
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Genre: contemporary ISBN: 978-0981956800 Page Count: 368 pages Price: $ 7.99 Reviewer: Debby Guyette |
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