Review: So Far Gone
I enjoyed this book and stayed up way too late finishing it. The main character, Rhys Kinnick, is a retired journalist who suffered through the long and sad. decline of print journalism. After a fight with his son-in-law, he withdraws to 40 acres of wild land of which he is now the third generation owner. He became a recluse. He repaired the land. He read. He wrote. His tranquility was disturbed one morning with the appearance of his grandchildren on his porch. Their mother, his daughter, has left them.
Rhys takes temporary custody of his children who are shortly thereafter taken from him violently by friends of the daughter's husband. Rhys reaches out to the few friends he has for help. This leads him into a series of adventures. I did not see the murder coming. I was surprised by it.
This story contains the heart break of family disfunction, drug addiction, a militarized church, bi-polar ex girlfriend, bi-polar former police officer, a hippie and drug infested music festival, and a healed relationship between father and daughter. Rhys discovered that he wanted to be a grandfather and a father after all.
I did not know what to expect as this author is new to me. While I could have done without the foul language, I am glad I read it. It was an engaging and entertaining ride.
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