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Janine_S
The consequences of choices
We all have to make choices but when they go awry, what do you do? In this debut book written as if being told in a podcast, the author tells a story of choice making and its consequences.
The narrator of this novel, Ophir ( not her real name), at one point that she thought “coming clean” would make her feel better but she’s not so sure as she works through a podcast to describe her life on the run after a petty crime in Singapore goes wrong. She’s vowed to tell the truth though of her “tumultuous” life as a fugitive over the past ten plus years. In doing this we are transported from Singapore to Thailand to Tokyo to London and to Colorado. But eventually Ophir’s loneliness could jeopardize her freedom.
This is an immigrant story in a way. As we follow Ophir seamlessly moving across countries - as she’s at the beginning the Singapore passport gets you into 190 countries without needing a visa - she experiences the sorrow of dislocation and a year I g for home. While seeking freedom, Ophir may have chosen prison.
Ophir is a morally grey character. She’s more of an anti-hero and in her complicated mess of a life, she’s spoiled but sympathetic. She’s that character you may dislike but someone you are attracted to. Her story for sure is not ordinary.
I’d like to thank NetGalley and Dutton for allowing me access to this AEC.
