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 | Invisible Promise by Benjamin Prager | Reviewed by Linda Nelson | |
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| Publisher: 1stBooks
http://www.1stbooks.com/ ISBN: 1410778843 paperback ISBN: 1410778851 ebook Genre: Fiction Subgenre: Satire Publishing Date: 2003 Publishing Format: paperback and E-book Pages: 248 Price: $12.50 paperback $4.95 Electronic Book | |||
| An ordinary business man's home life begins to take on nightmarish proportions when the pressure from his work starts to loom over his head like a large black mushroom cloud.
Richard Vahnil loves his wife, Pamela, and his son, Kevin, very much. They are the reason he puts in so much time at the office. They always need more things, like those expensive piano lessons that Pamela insists Kevin needs. This usually means that Richard must spend more and more time away from his family. He begins to notice that there are some large cracks forming in his perfect family circle. Pamela is unhappy with his long hours. She is always mentioning how much Kevin really needs his dad at home. When Richard does make it home early, he is very tired. She, on the other hand, is full of restless energy, energy that has been enhanced by her addiction to over the counter cough and cold medicines that she vehemently denies is becoming a problem. Back at work, Richard finds no comfort. When he hears that his younger partner has been taking all the credit for winning a big money client behind his back and his boss starts hinting that maybe now would be a good time to take a little vacation, Richard Vahnil falls apart. The author states that this is a black comedy, whicch by definition is a style described as farce based on despair. In this I feel he has succeeded. The rest of the book finds Richard Vahnil following a long downward spiral. After Pamela walks out and he gambles away their life savings, you can imagine that there is not going to be a happy ending to this story and you would be wrong. How it all works out I leave you to find out for yourself when you read this story. One word of caution must be added here. This work is not for everyone. While the dialog and theme are right on target for this genre, there is no visible structure. The chapters are short as are the sentences. To read this story you must be able to suspend all you know of proper and formal formatting. So if you are looking for a little something different, I recommend you read this book. | |||
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