The Coordinates of Loss by Amanda Prowse is a story of a happy life, a loving marriage and a beloved son until a tragedy threatens to destroy it all. When Rachel Croft loves life, she wakes up smiling. Until one day, when she wakes up on her family’s boat in Bermuda and discovers her 7-year-old son, Oscar, is missing. Shrouded in the dark and desperate cloud of grief. Rachel struggles to move forward. While her husband, James, wants to face their tragedy together, Rachel feels with the loss of their son, the life they once had is now gone too. Convinced her marriage is over and unable to stay in Bermuda without her son, Rachel returns home to Bristol. While she is there, she begins to receive letters from Cee-Cee, their housekeeper and friend. Cee-Cee shares her own journey through grief, offering Rachel a ray of light through the darkness. Will Cee-Cee’s letter show Rachel that life can move forward? Will she and James find a way to through their grief and rebuild their life together?
Books by Amanda Prowse always prove to be an emotional journey for her readers. The Coordinates of Loss is no different. The loss of a child is every parent’s worst nightmare, how does one navigate life after such a tragedy? From the very beginning, it is obvious that Rachel and James are trying their best to work through the grief. Both characters are easy to empathize with. As I read, I hoped that Rachel and James would find a way back to each other. They still loved each other, they needed each other, would their grief blind them to that? My favorite character is Cee-Cee as the wise mentor who helps Rachel and James through their grief by showing them that life can be good again, different as their son’s loss will always be there, but they can live again. This book was a story that I didn’t want to put down. I even shed a few tears toward the end, which is common for a Amanda Prowse story. I highly recommend The Coordinates of Loss.
The Coordinates of Loss is available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook.
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