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Bezig met laden... Hope for the Worstdoor Kate Brandt
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Ellie is twenty-four years old, stuck in a dead-end job, and questioning the meaning of life when she meets the much older Calvin. It's as if her deepest wish has been granted. Star of the Buddhist teaching circuit in New York's Greenwich Village, his wisdom is exactly what she's been seeking.
When she becomes the center of his attention, it's almost pure bliss... until it becomes clear that Calvin expects sex as part of the bargain. At first reluctant, Ellie gradually falls ever more deeply in love, until Calvin is all she can think about.
Calvin's lectures stress the Buddhist concept of non-attachment, but that doesn't salve her wounds when he abandons her. Suddenly alone, Ellie must find a way to heal from her loss-but not before devotion to her teacher takes her halfway across the world to Tibet and puts her life in real danger.
Hope for the Worst asks how far we will go for love, and what happens when we reach our limit. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Ellie begins an affair with a 59-year-old man named Calvin. He considers himself a spiritual teacher and has a group following him. I found Calvin instantly unlikable with several red flags, which Ellie didn’t seem to notice. I was surprised Ellie would give Calvin the time of day but given the insights he shared and his spiritual teachings she finds this appealing. Ellie has this deep rooted need to matter to Calvin. Ellie’s friend Cass convinces her to climb Mount Everest with her with a group called New Heights.
I found that Hope for the Worst had a bit of a slow start, but once Ellie went abroad I was glued to the pages. Author Kate Brandt masterfully brings both the 1980’s NYC and the Tibetan settings to life. This is certainly an armchair travel kind of novel. This is also a coming-of-age story and I was curious to see what would become of Ellie. The writing reads like poetry at times and I loved that.
Hope for the Worst is a story about awakenings, travel, life and learning and I enjoyed it. Special thanks to Kate Brandt for my review copy. (