The search for love
is the eternal struggle that has plagued the world for generations. From Afar by Frank Scozzari takes a look
at the modern day search for love with online dating sites and international
searches.
The story opens with
a man, Morgan, who is looking for love. He has tried all the dating sites and
on a whim, he tries a Russian bride site. He finds Natasha and “falls in love”
and when he contacts her, she politely declines because she has already found
someone. He then finds someone else and is determined to go to Russia and meet
her. All his friends thinks he’s crazy and warn him about the dangers and scams
that these sites can hide but he is determined to find love, even if he has to
travel thousands of miles. When he arrives in Russia, nothing is to his
expectations. He learns that foreigners get charged one price while locals get
charged another. He travels around the city of Moscow and learns about the
beautiful and tragic history of the Russian people. He meets Anastasia, who is
only after his money, thinking that all Americans are rich like on TV. He
becomes discouraged until he meets an older married couple who like to discuss
the works of Alexander Pushkin who discusses the eternal struggle of love. Will
Morgan ever find love?
I enjoyed this book immensely.
I enjoyed the setting and the contradiction that is Russia. As the author puts
it: a conundrum of love and war, friendly and unfriendly, warm and cold,
laughter and tears, the hero and the villain. I enjoyed that this story wasn’t
a typical romance story where man travels of miles, falls in love and they live
happily after. From Afar leaves the
audience with thought provoking ideas about love and how the world sees love. I
highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to read a great and atypical
love story.
From Afar by Frank Scozzari
is
available on Amazon for
free
on the Kindle Unlimited
and
$15.99 in paperback
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