Blessed Nowhere
by Catherine Black
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Pub Date Oct 31 2024 | Archive Date Jan 13 2025
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Description
After the tragic loss of her son, Abby attempts to escape her grief by taking to the open road, only to find herself in Central Mexico in a hotel that’s home to other lost souls.
It’s the late nineties, when it is still possible to disappear, and Abby is at an impasse between self-destruction and dissolution. Just months after the death of her son, in a last-ditch effort to escape her reality, Abby buys a $500 car, tucks a buck knife in her glove box, and makes one impulsive move: she takes an exit south and keeps driving. It’s in a small town in central Mexico that Abby’s physical journey comes to an end, and it’s there amongst other outcasts and expats that Abby might finally choose to see beyond her own grief.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781771839112 |
| PRICE | $18.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 250 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 1453589
I really enjoyed this book. I can’t wait for publication day so I can recommend it to all my fellow readers. Pick this one up. You will not be disappointed.
Kelsey V, Reviewer
Oh my heart with this story! I just fell into this book the first chapter. Her story was just so touching. I loved the adventure this book took the reader on! Such a fun book!
Sean B, Reviewer
Thank you Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.
This book was truly touching, and I could not put it down. It read incredibly cinematically, where I felt like I was watching what I read. A woman loses her son tragically, and gives up everything, and just moves to a small town in Mexico. This one is going to stay with me for weeks.
Mia T, Reviewer
A beautiful book, heartbreaking story. Kind of stream of consciousness writing..... drifting, dawdling, meandering. But it's beautiful writing. The only thing I did not like about the book was the main character. She was 90% unlikeable to me, regardless of her situation and what happened to her. I feel she wouldn't be likeable even if that had NOT happened to her.
But besides her, this is an engaging story, captivating scenery, and beautiful book.
Reviewer 1540961
I liked this book! I think the main character was hard to like and to root for. She was going through a lot. The beautiful sceneries were well described, but the format of the book was a bit hard to get through on the NetGalley app. I wish it was on the kindle app to be easier to read and navigate.
Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!
Librarian 1541027
This book was heartbreaking. The feelings that Abby experienced just bled off the pages into the world. The random bursts of grief, catharsis, everything was so visceral. The other characters were equally as interesting and the book still left the reader wanting more even though it was just so hard to read.
Thank you NetGalley and Guernica for a copy of this book.
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