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Book Review: Aileen's Guesthouse by Eva Pasco
12/12/2024 4:35:00 PM
by Eva Pasco
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| Contemporary: A sublime journey into grief and path beyond |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A sublime journey into grief and path beyond
Reviewed in India on 12 December 2024
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Aileen’s Guesthouse is a sublime journey into relationships and the bonds that exist beyond blood and family. While the book touches on romance and encompasses a beautiful love story with highs and lows, to me, this book is intensely about grief and the stoicism the goes with it, the resilience.
Aileen and her mother Gert are devastated by the death of Reid, her young brother. They are assailed by guilt, each blaming themselves for his death but then as time goes on Aileen realizes that she is not alone. There are others like her; in the guesthouse and in her life who blame themselves for the role they played in the loss of their loved ones. This gives her the grit to go on. The book shows us that while we feel wrecked by anguish knowing that we are not alone in the odyssey makes a pivotal difference.
The writing has great depth; it is nuanced and explores the lives of all the characters and the profound manner in which grief affects them. Eva understands human behavior, the subtlety of it and she draws the reader into the lives of her characters. Eva shows us the grief might make us vulnerable and cognizant of our flaws but through the hardships and the heartaches, it is the will to go on and friendship and companionship that make life less challenging.
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