The silences are deafening.
The snide comments I can handle.
The rudeness is welcome too.
Taunts are ok too, coz I generally retaliate.
But the silences are heartbreaking.....
The calls you cut because you are upset with me are intolerable.....
Your silence destroys me like nothing else can.
Your silence has a superpower which is my kryptonite.
Your words keep me sane.
Why is it that those are so sparse?
Your silences silence my soul.
They leave me helpless.
Is that how you want it to be?
This book belongs to the revenge trope and I enjoyed reading it for a reason, other than just the story or the thrills, it was for the delicious turn of phrase, that the author employed. Here are some examples: “It didn’t seem fair for a man to mourn someone so deeply, whom he had loved so miserly!” “Wound on his cheek was weeping like a broken-hearted bride.” “As careful as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.” “Give a man a clipboard and watch his true nature come out.” “He smiled; it was like watching an icicle form.” The story is about two men who are bound by destiny, when their sons who were married, are murdered. The tapestry is enriched by the fact that one family is black and the other is white. Throw in the fact that both the fathers are ex-cons and you have an intrigue on hand. Other than the language I liked the way the conversations were handled and how the characters were revealed by thought, word and deed, rather than extrapo...
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