If I Loved You I Would Tell You This by Robin Black
Every now and then I scan through the unread books on my kindle and select something that I have long since forgotten as to why I wanted to read it in the first place. I have a bad habit of that, loading up the Kindle with books I heard about from a friend or saw on a list in the newspaper or read about in Time Magazine. Usually within a few days, another title pops up and sparks something different for me taking the place of what I downloaded previously.
Amazon was happy to remind me that I had purchased If I Loved You I would Tell You This in 2014. Whatever I might find on its pages, the time to read it and send it on its way was long overdue. The book begins with a story of a young woman who is receiving a guide dog. She lost her sight in a fluke accident with an aerosol paint can. Her father can't keep his mind off his super hot young mistress, while he accompanies her to meet the dog who will open up her world.
And then I turned the page and began to read of a woman and her disabled son who are battling the neighbor over the property line. What happened to the charming blind girl and her father's guilt? What happens to them? You see, I had no idea this was a book of short stories. But I kept going. The end of each story left me wanting more, the writing and story telling was superb, and I couldn't put it down.
Each story has a very dark side. This is not a book that will lift your heart and leave you smiling. The people are real and struggling with tragedies that are outside of their control, something all of us face at some time in our lives at many different levels. But it's a book that will make you feel deeply. Robin Black has a talent for writing with passion and emotion. I couldn't stop reading and when the last story ended, I didn't want it to be over. If I Loved You I Would Tell You This has been patiently waiting for me and I'm glad it did. It's a keeper.
Every now and then I scan through the unread books on my kindle and select something that I have long since forgotten as to why I wanted to read it in the first place. I have a bad habit of that, loading up the Kindle with books I heard about from a friend or saw on a list in the newspaper or read about in Time Magazine. Usually within a few days, another title pops up and sparks something different for me taking the place of what I downloaded previously.
Amazon was happy to remind me that I had purchased If I Loved You I would Tell You This in 2014. Whatever I might find on its pages, the time to read it and send it on its way was long overdue. The book begins with a story of a young woman who is receiving a guide dog. She lost her sight in a fluke accident with an aerosol paint can. Her father can't keep his mind off his super hot young mistress, while he accompanies her to meet the dog who will open up her world.
And then I turned the page and began to read of a woman and her disabled son who are battling the neighbor over the property line. What happened to the charming blind girl and her father's guilt? What happens to them? You see, I had no idea this was a book of short stories. But I kept going. The end of each story left me wanting more, the writing and story telling was superb, and I couldn't put it down.
Each story has a very dark side. This is not a book that will lift your heart and leave you smiling. The people are real and struggling with tragedies that are outside of their control, something all of us face at some time in our lives at many different levels. But it's a book that will make you feel deeply. Robin Black has a talent for writing with passion and emotion. I couldn't stop reading and when the last story ended, I didn't want it to be over. If I Loved You I Would Tell You This has been patiently waiting for me and I'm glad it did. It's a keeper.
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