Review: A wonderful read. A future classic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
Britt is a historical fiction and action spy thriller set in France toward the end of World War I but at the heart of the story is a very unique and special romance. Although there is plenty of humor and sex in this story, it is not a “light-hearted” book. The two main characters, Wriggles and Britt have been emotionally bound together since childhood. But as they have grown into adults, they have remained as innocent as the two children that used to play with dolls and put on little plays for their parents. They can kill enemies with zero remorse one minute and think and act as children the next minute. Their innocence goes far beyond just being honest and pure in thought. They really are children in adult bodies.As their characters develop, you get the impression that perhaps they have been so completely consumed by each other that they have not seen the rest of the world spinning by. In a sense, they have been in love with each other, all their lives. They are so innocent they have no knowledge of human sexuality so when they are sexually attracted to each other, they don’t actually understand what they are feeling and they have no idea how to act on those impulses.This is wonderful and thought provoking character development. Creation of a romance between a man-boy and a schizophrenic woman-girl is something I’ve never seen done before but amazingly, author Alan Hardy pulls it all together and cleverly weaves the relationship between Wriggles and Britt into this non-stop action adventure.This was the third book I’ve read by Alan Hardy and it is proof that Hardy is a versatile and multi-dimensional author who can change styles without missing a beat. Britt is a superbly written in wonderfully colorful language. As I read through it, I couldn’t help visualizing it as a “classic” movie or mini-series but alas, Hollywood rarely recognizes greatness. Read this five-star novel to see and feel a future classic.