Review: Impressive
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2013
In "The Visitation" by Brian Bigelow we meet a widower in pain, his life and thoughts still focused entirely on his late wife until she comes to visit him. We don't know how or why she is coming for him and neither does he but his love is strong enough to trust her.A lot remains unexplained in this tale and by omission Bigelow says more than by explaining. The details don't matter, the visitation is welcome and no price too high to pay.Despite the shortness and simplicity this felt very rich. Everyone who has ever loved and lost someone that important will be able to relate. The mysterious nature moves this love to the centre stage and avoids bringing in ideas about the afterlife which would only get in the way of the story Bigelow chose to tell.Quite impressive.