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Birds Beyond Reach

by Dwayne Ulliac

A relationship shaped by the fear of being alone

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A relationship shaped by the fear of being alone

At thirty-two, Peter is bartending in Thunder Bay and feels his ambitions slipping away. A chance to move to Ottawa offers a possible fresh start, while meeting Ruby gives him a relationship around which he quickly builds his life. As drinking and arguments strain their shared happiness, Peter’s effort to keep the relationship intact becomes entangled with losing his sense of self. Set between Thunder Bay and Ottawa, the novel connects addiction with questions of dependence, attachment, and the difference between loving someone and needing them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary fiction centered on relationships and personal change.
  • Readers looking for fiction that explores alcohol use and its effects on a couple.
  • Readers drawn to stories set in Canadian cities, including Thunder Bay and Ottawa.

Themes

Romantic relationshipsAlcohol use and addictionFear of lonelinessSelf-loss and personal reinvention

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Book overview

Peter thought his life would look different at thirty-two. Instead, he's stuck bartending in Thunder Bay, drinking too much, and watching his ambitions slip away. But when an opportunity to relocate to Ottawa arises, Peter sees a chance to reinvent himself.

 

He meets like-minded Ruby one night in a pub, and before long he has built his world around her. But alcohol-fuelled nights soon give way to constant arguments, eating away at their little paradise. Fearful of ending up alone again, Peter becomes determined to hold everything together - even as he starts losing himself in the process.

 

A raw and emotionally grounded contemporary novel, Birds Beyond Reach explores relationships, addiction, and the difference between loving someone and needing them.

 

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