Storm Season
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- 24,99 zł
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- 24,99 zł
Publisher Description
The great outdoors isnt so great for Sydney it-Girl Lien Hong. its too dark, too quiet, and shes certain a giant spider is going to sneak into the tent shes sharing with friends on her way to a New South Wales music festival. To make matters worse, shes been separated from her companions and taken a bad fall. With a storm approaching, her rescue comes in the form of a striking wilderness ranger named Claudia Sokolov, whose isolated cabin, soulful voice, and collection of guitars belie a complicated history. While they wait out the weather, the women find an undeniable connection--one that puts them both on new trajectories that last long after the storm has cleared.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Henson's second novel (after Into the Blue) is a deep dive into character and setting that rapidly turns into an unintentional expos of psychological abuse. The youth culture of Sydney, experimental and diverse, is evoked first, contrasting with the terror and beauty of the Australian bush. Lien Hong, fashionista journalist, is lured into a camping trip by the promise of a music festival. Claudie Sokolov is the park ranger who rescues Lien when the greenhorn gets lost in an epic storm. Their desert-island interlude in a remote cabin is mostly magical, with the two women balanced in their attraction, reticence, and willingness to risk. Then Lien returns to Sydney and aggressively digs into Claudie's past stalks her, really and doesn't hesitate to publish the results. Every time Claudie tries to control her own life, Lien intrudes, implying or outright declaring that she knows what Claudie really needs. When Claudie protests Lien's blatant encroachments, Lien says aggrievedly, "I just want to help." Eventually Claudie folds and decides that "hectic" and "interfering" Lien is the only one for her. Readers who have seen similar dynamics up close will flinch away from any notion that such mistreatment could lead to a mutually happy ending.
