Being Someone, by Adrian Harvey
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A beautifully written, melancholy tale about the challenge of committing oneself to another "I'd always known. From the first time she had looked into my eyes with possibility rather than containment, with a smile, with vulnerability, I'd known that there would be hurt." Our lives are a tale to be told, but how often do we fear the story in its telling? James has fallen through life, plotting a course of least resistance, taking each day as it comes and waiting for that indefinable "something" to turn up, to give his story meaning. His journey lacks one vital element—a fellow traveler, a heart's desire—a purpose. Then he meets Lainey: confident, beautiful, and captivating. James rewrites himself to win her heart. Lainey gives James a reason to grow, paints a bright future, promises the happy ending he has sought so keenly. But when we discover we can live the greatest story of all, are we able to share the pages with someone else? This emotive tale of love, self-discovery, and adventure is a story of the eternal search for happiness in another, without ultimately losing ourselves.
Being Someone, by Adrian Harvey- Amazon Sales Rank: #3990133 in Books
- Brand: Harvey, Adrian
- Published on: 2015-06-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .90" w x 5.00" l, .63 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 260 pages
Review "This is a modern, existential novel redolent of Camus. The work weaves the characters' differing perspectives cleverly around the central theme of the imperfections and frailty of human relationships. The characters are believable and flawed as are we all." - Amazon "this is a book of discovery of love and mistakes, and how different decisions in life can change the lives of others forever. I fell in love with not only the characters but also how brilliantly the novel was sewn together in which to create an all-consuming novel that sweeps the reader uncontrollably off their feet. Definitely worth a read!" - mylittlebookblog.com
About the Author Adrian Harvey works for the Citizen's Advice Bureau. He is a debut novelist.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Novel set in Mysore and London (“the writing in this book is extremely engaging”) By TripFiction I came across this book because there was a spike of considerable hype on social media, highlighting the author’s use of location and quality of his writing. There were also some impressive reviews around, so it sounded like a top pick.There are essentially two strands to this book. The first concerns the relationship between a mahout and his elephant in India and the process of training this particular elephant, who then rises to be a star in the annual parade of Dasara. It is delicately drawn, and the environment in which these two co-exist is beautifully captured, it is heartrendingly described.Then there is a swift switch to London, and to James in the second story, who falls for Lainey, an American working in the capital for a law outfit. They fall in love and build their relationship, they move house, they have parties and then….It is a nuanced observation of a couple relationship through James’s eyes, himself a flawed young man who has lost the support of his family, and ultimately struggles to connect with intimacy. Lainey is seen by everyone to be an attractive young woman, who has everything going for her, but that is as much as we get. She is a cut-out of gorgeousness, but nothing really for the reader to hold on to. And perhaps that is the rub, there are two people in this relationship and one of them clearly is discontented and increasingly disconnected; the other is merely a shadow. James, feeling boxed in, in all aspects of his life, does come across as rather spineless, and ultimately he isn’t a terribly likeable character.This book is very much about the connection between two sets of beings, and how something that can start out as a symbiotic relationship, sustaining both parties during a given period in life, can can soon spiral into a destructive force.The writing in this book is extremely engaging. It is thoughtful, clear, and the words and ideas flow smoothly. But what isn’t smooth is the elision between the story building up in Mysore and the relationship that is unravelling in London. There is a tenuous link – James takes Lainey to India and later travels there on his own and asks after the story of the elephant and the mahout. Each story is in itself gripping and I so wanted each one to develop and grow further – and each would have been sufficiently engrossing to stand alone with further development. Together the two stories encroach on each other and do disturb the flow.As for location, both India and London feel so real. James introduces Lainey to India and he describes with beauty and feeling the temples at Badami, which I now feel inspired to visit: Women in saris washed clothes on the steps that led down into the water, filling the world with an explosion of colour; a hundred different oranges, blues, and yellows, set against the overwhelming green of the lake and red of the cliffs. Standing in the timeless tranquility of the temples, surrounded by the exuberant riot of the present, Lainey turned to me and said quietly, definitively, that OK, she got it. She got what it was that draws so many people to visit the country….The book is published by Urbane Publications (“ordinary words made extraordinary”).I really enjoyed reading the book and very much look forward to the author’s next work!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Evocative and Intricate Storytelling By Jess Adrian Harvey's beautiful prose pulls the reader into the story almost from the first page. Whether it's cosmopolitan London or the lush landscape of India, he wraps you into each scene with writing that is lyrical and elegant. The dialog is believable and one can "hear" each characters unique voice. It is a compelling portrait of relationships and love - and the struggle to navigate both while also navigating the rocky road of the "self". There are two stories intertwined and they weave in and out of each other seamlessly. The further you get into the book the more the juxtaposition of these two tales narrows and blends into a profound examination of how one's choices, even the small ones, can have life-changing consequences.There were a few times when this book gave me pause, and it hit close to home a few times as well. I found myself thinking about the story long after I finished reading and that, I believe, is the mark of an excellent book. I highly recommend Being Someone.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A delicate, lovely, melancholy story of love... By Grace Atkins Wow. Adrian grabbed me from the first page, introducing me to a beautiful, thoughtfully written story that pulled at me in every way. The exploration of James and Lainey's feelings, fallouts, passion and shortcomings in a relationship brought it's own nuance to my own personal struggles. I fell in love with James, understanding his emotional rollercoasters, trying to find his way in the world. But then Lainey, wonderfully brought into the light by Harvey, also driving me to sympathize and fall in love with her character as well. This story will stay with me for a long, long time. A must read!
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