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Cuban Javier is sick of living in a loveless, dysfunctional relationship and plans to break up with his Argentine girlfriend but on the eve of their "break-up- dinner-date" she is diagnosed with an aggressive form of lung cancer and is given approximately one month to live. When she wishes to return home to die, he decides out of guilt not to end their relationship and out of obligation to accompany her to Buenos Aires. Against their better judgement the two embark on a journey of the heart, self discovery, and experience a re- awakening of their love for one another. But is it real or are they both using it as a way to escape the reality of their situation? Although this break-through Novella voyeuristically looks at what it feels like to be going through the death process and the effects it has on a relationship, it is far from a typical "romantic love story" or even a "death bed story". The way the protagonist (Cuban) details the relationship, both past and present, reads with the wit and humour of a Nick Hornby Novel. As Gloria goes through the death process she begins to turn inwardly, towards her spiritual self, searching for enlightenment - her wish is to die unto herself before she dies physically. Yet her heart is torn between seeking spiritual truth and a romantic resurgence of her love for Cuban. The book is broken up into two parts: Dreamer and Seeker. Dreamer is told from Cuban's point of view and chronicles up to the point of them leaving for Buenos Aires. Then Seeker continues on from where Dreamer left off but with Gloria narrating. Both are very different in style and tone and this allows the author to cover a lot of ground by doing this. The book weaves it's way effortlessly, through college humour to profound spiritual insights. Ultimately, this Novella is a daring and challenging work, which has a lot going for it but wont be for everyone. If you liked Kazuo Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go" and Hermann Hesse's spiritual masterpiece "Siddhartha" and can somehow imagine a exhilarating mix between the two of them and Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity" - then this book is for you.
About the Author: Cuban Gore Cuban Gore was born in Brisbane, Australia, on an incredibly rainy Wednesday. At the time of his birth the clouds parted and the sun shined brightly through and landed on him. No, really. Cuban enjoys following & exploring characters that are flawed. In his writing, he tries to find the beauty in tragic situations, & connect random synchronistic moments that seem unrelated to reveal the (sometimes hidden) beauty that weaves this life together. His blog can be found at: www.cubangore.com


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  • ISBN-13: 9781463563462
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 124
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 240 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1463563469
  • Publisher Date: 30 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 152 mm

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