Finding Daylight
By Lorna Gray
Publisher: Lorna Gray
Published: Jan. 18, 2014
ASIN: B00HY024GW
Amazon Synopsis:
How far would you go to save your own
life? Finding Daylight is the story of Alonso, a man whose seemingly perfectly
life is turned upside down after he dreams of his own death - and then meets
his supposed assassin the very next morning! Set in New York and in Madrid, the
story follows Alonso on a journey of self-discovery as he sets out to expose
his new colleague as the cold-blooded killer he knows him to be. Faced with
jealousy, weakness and self-doubt, he struggles to maintain his composure as a
husband, father and skilled political negotiator. As he loses his grip on his
job, his family and his morals, he is drawn ever closer towards the seemingly
unavoidable outcome of his dream.
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Finding Daylight definitely had a unique plot. Whoever dreams
of their own death and then meets the person from their dream who will
assassinate them the next day?
Alonso, the main
character of the book turns from a confident, competent political negotiator
with the UN into a jealous, self-doubting, insecure man once he meets Aguirre,
the man from his dream who is a cold-blooded killer. Part of the problem is
that everyone else likes him so much.
Alonso and Aguirre
are assigned to work together on a case which frustrates Alonso because he can’t
stand Aguirre and his knowing smirks. The men in the office think Aguirre is
wonderful at his job. He can charm the panties off any woman he meets
(literally).
There are a number
of twists and turns in the story even as Alonso travels from New York to Europe
to visit his grandmother and runs into his old college friends and then back
again right up to the climax of the story.
Finding Daylight is a story about a man who finds himself
again at the age of 40. The question is, is he who he thought he was? And what
will he do now?
I would classify
this as an adult-oriented novel. Though there were no sexual scenes in it, some
of the characters are somewhat morally loose.
The story itself was
quite interesting and I gave it 4 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the
author for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest
review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Born to British parents in South Africa, moved to Milan,
Italy "to have an adventure" in 2006. Still having the adventure and
loving it, teaches Art History to (hilariously) lively Middle School students.
Enjoys rainy days, reading and walking - especially in the snow. Favourite
authors are varied and include Tom Robbins, Charles Dickens, Gabriel Garcia
Marquez, John Fowles, Virginia Woolf, PG Wodehouse, Martin Amis, Muriel
Barbery, Jeffrey Eugenides, Tolkien, Enid Blyton.
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