Breakable You
by Brian Morton
Published by Harcourt
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Reviewed by Dawn R. McKinney
Adam Weller is an author--something of a success, but the brass ring has always been just a little past his fingertips. He is not a nice person. He is an opportunist, a user and a taker.
Weller leaves his wife of many years for a much younger woman. Said young woman promptly lets him know that she is of the opinion that he is all used up. His talent has abandoned him and he is just a shell of his former self.
Adam feels that he has to find a way to redeem himself in his own mind. So, in the middle of dealing with a very resentful ex-wife, who eventually comes into her own, and a daughter who is extremely overdrawn emotionally, he makes a discovery.
What he does with it, will define who he is. One decision will save his soul and keep him a sane man. The other will put him on a bullet train to Faust's house.
Wonderfully written and extremely insightful, Breakable You takes you on a journey into the dark psyche that gives new credence to the age-old questions," How far will you go?" and " How far is too far?"
Armchair Interviews says: Decisions, decisions.