Review: Life After Gladstone?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
Pieces of Time by Euphonos Aus is a romance novella exploring the lives of two couples trying to find their way through tangled relationships and forge ahead with their plans for the future. The author weaves her tale through a tapestry of vignettes that illuminate the lives of Terry Robson and his sister Linda as they move on from Gladstone High School into the working world where new relationships require reconciliation with past issues before pressing ahead. Michael Flynn becomes a harbinger of these new realities as he makes a lasting impression on the lives of the Robsons and the reading audience alike.The theme of family relations resonates throughout the novel as Terry Robson’s personality does not sit right with Michael Flynn. We can appreciate the psychological undertones as Michael is quick to identify the flaws that a loner like himself can recognize. He stands at a distance in adoring Linda, whose infatuation with co-worker Ian goes unrequited. Yet once the way is cleared between them, Michael and Linda are still unable to turn their backs on Terry until his own relationship with Clara Nichols is made whole. It is family ties that makes the characters strong, and even though a secret adoption is revealed, the message of love is one that Aus’ novella shows to be impervious.This is a young adult romance that its audiences will be able to identify with and even learn from. Pieces of Time by Euphonos Aus are pieces worth putting together.