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When The Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica

A Desperate Longing

When The Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica is a marvellous psychological read set in present day and 1996. It is a compulsive read about pain, loss, love and a searching for roots.

Love and loss consume. “I don’t know who I am without her.” The reader ‘feels’ for the character who is drowning in loss. A loss that does not go away. A loss that is more than just a parting, a loss that has stolen an identity.

The roots of a character must be found for them to exist. Without paperwork, a person cannot prove their identity. The search is on.

There are the painful topics of infertility, miscarriage and IVF. Finances and relationships are stretched to breaking.

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