I am delighted to be on the blog tour celebrating the Dylan Thomas longlist.
What's it about?
It's been six years since Rosa last saw her brother. Six years since they last spoke. Six years since they last fought. Six years since she gave up on the idea of having a brother.
She's spent that time carefully not thinking about him. Not remembering their childhood. Not mentioning those stories, even to the people she loves.
Now the distance she had so carefully put between them has collapsed. Can she find a way to make peace - to forgive, to be forgiven - when the past she's worked so hard to contain threatens to spill over into the present?
Bobs and Books honest review:
This has a very experimental writing style, almost poetic and it did take me a little while to immerse myself into the style. But once I did, I think it suited the themes of this novel- showing how disjointed life and situations can be without a clear start and end that flows in the right direction. I can't help but think Dylan Thomas who this prize is named after would have approved.
This explores difficult themes but is a powerful and moving read. Rose is very relatable despite the complexities and this is due to the writing.
Out now.
I Will Crash: 'A one-of-a-kind storyteller.' OBSERVER eBook : Watson, Rebecca: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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