"If you don’t read this book it will be a big mistake. I will highly recommend it to every person I know as an excellent written book with a lot of substance. Books like this one, keep my love for reading alive. Thank you Christoph Fischer for another outstanding novel." - Lilian Roberts
Christoph Fischer, a teller of tales, a top reviewer and an all round nice guy, has released his fourth full length novel, 'Time to Let Go'. Since it's release, the contemporary family drama has received a steady flow of fantastic reviews and five star ratings on Amazon.
'Time to Let Go' takes a close look at family dynamics and at human nature in a time of a crisis. Following a traumatic incident at work, Hanna Korhonen decides to take time off and leaves her home in London to spend quality time with her elderly parents in rural England. There she finds that neither can she run away from her problems, nor does her family provide the easy getaway place that she has hoped for. Her mother suffers from Alzheimers' disease and, while being confronted with the consequences of her issues at work, she and her entire family are forced to reassess their lives.
"This is a touching story told with so much empathy, sympathy and understanding that the reader is left with nothing but respect for an author so masterful at his craft." - Wanda
It takes a lot of guts to write about such a dreadful disease, but for Fischer, it's an issue close to his heart. The book is inspired by personal experiences and is dedicated to the woman in question.
'Time to Let Go' takes a close look at family dynamics and at human nature in a time of a crisis. Following a traumatic incident at work, Hanna Korhonen decides to take time off and leaves her home in London to spend quality time with her elderly parents in rural England. There she finds that neither can she run away from her problems, nor does her family provide the easy getaway place that she has hoped for. Her mother suffers from Alzheimers' disease and, while being confronted with the consequences of her issues at work, she and her entire family are forced to reassess their lives.
"This is a touching story told with so much empathy, sympathy and understanding that the reader is left with nothing but respect for an author so masterful at his craft." - Wanda
It takes a lot of guts to write about such a dreadful disease, but for Fischer, it's an issue close to his heart. The book is inspired by personal experiences and is dedicated to the woman in question.
"My visits to her house filled a gap for her, in the same way as her attention to me filled a need in me. A match made in heaven. Philomena, or Minna, as we called her, remained a source of happiness and encouragement throughout my life. I was always welcome and treated like a precious gift."
Unfortunately, I haven't had time to complete reading the novel, though I am part way through and will post a review once I have finished. So far though, it is unlike Fischers 'Three Nations Trilogy' ('The Luck of the Weissensteiners', 'Sebastian', and 'The Black Eagle Inn'), three historical novels spanning between 1910 and 1976.
I wasn't sure what to expect with 'Time to Let Go' but I think that the following excerpt sums the quality of writing on the touching, difficult subject up perfectly.
I wasn't sure what to expect with 'Time to Let Go' but I think that the following excerpt sums the quality of writing on the touching, difficult subject up perfectly.
"He heard Biddy stir on the sofa and his thoughts returned to the here and now. Biddy was all love and happiness when he went in to the living room to wake her with a cup of tea.
“Oh, you are so nice. Thank you, thank you so much. I love hot tea,” she said and she snuggled up to her husband. These moments of closeness had become rare between the couple and he cherished them. Sometimes he felt he had lost his wife for good with the disappearance of her memory, but then she was suddenly back for brief moments like this. They sat together on the sofa for a while without saying anything. Biddy took sips from her tea and Walter for a moment could live the dream that she was with him, as if she remembered exactly who he was and why he was here. Biddy leaned on him and he could choose to believe that it was a sign of their unbroken connection to each other. Dead brain cells, grey matter, synapses and shortage of chemicals – all the medical explanations did not matter. This moment did: him and his wife, Walter and Biddy Korhonen, and their unity on the sofa.
“You will make someone a good husband.” Biddy broke the silence all of a sudden, shattering the happy illusion, but she smiled at him with the utmost care and affection.
“Yes, I think one day I will!” he said smiling back, accepting that the brief, heavenly visit to the past was over and the new reality had returned.
“Now, let’s get you dressed and go outside for a walk. How about that my sweetheart?” he asked."
“Oh, you are so nice. Thank you, thank you so much. I love hot tea,” she said and she snuggled up to her husband. These moments of closeness had become rare between the couple and he cherished them. Sometimes he felt he had lost his wife for good with the disappearance of her memory, but then she was suddenly back for brief moments like this. They sat together on the sofa for a while without saying anything. Biddy took sips from her tea and Walter for a moment could live the dream that she was with him, as if she remembered exactly who he was and why he was here. Biddy leaned on him and he could choose to believe that it was a sign of their unbroken connection to each other. Dead brain cells, grey matter, synapses and shortage of chemicals – all the medical explanations did not matter. This moment did: him and his wife, Walter and Biddy Korhonen, and their unity on the sofa.
“You will make someone a good husband.” Biddy broke the silence all of a sudden, shattering the happy illusion, but she smiled at him with the utmost care and affection.
“Yes, I think one day I will!” he said smiling back, accepting that the brief, heavenly visit to the past was over and the new reality had returned.
“Now, let’s get you dressed and go outside for a walk. How about that my sweetheart?” he asked."
I feel very fortunate to have been able to introduce this fantastic book and incredible author to a few more readers. I really hope that you decide to take a look at 'Time to Let Go' and his other works. I have included all of his 'buy' links at the bottom of this post. It would be great if you could let me know what you think of his work by using the comments section and I will be sure to pass your thoughts on to Christoph.
Thank you so much for reading.
Thank you so much for reading.
A Time to Let Go - US or UK
The Luck of the Weissensteiners - http://bookshow.me/B00AFQC4QC
Sebastian - http://bookshow.me/B00CLL1UY6
The Black Eagle Inn - http://bookshow.me/B00FSBW2L6
The Luck of the Weissensteiners - http://bookshow.me/B00AFQC4QC
Sebastian - http://bookshow.me/B00CLL1UY6
The Black Eagle Inn - http://bookshow.me/B00FSBW2L6