Imibhalo, noma kunalokho amandla okulandisa ombhali, angakwazi ukufingqa izimpilo ezimbili ezikude, ethule isibuko lapho sinikezwa khona ukuhlangana okuqhubekayo phakathi kwemiphefumulo emibili ehambisanayo.
Isibuko kuleli cala sisungulwa phakathi kwezikhala zesikhashana ezimbili ezihluke kakhulu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi sihlangana noLexie Sinclair, ohola impilo ebonakalayo enokuthula emaphandleni amaNgisi maphakathi nekhulu lama-XNUMX. Kuze kube uLexie uqobo usenza sibone ukuthi ukuthula kungagcina kungaphezu kwamandla, kucasule, kuhlukanise. Lapho uLexie ethatha isinqumo sokushiya ikhaya lakhe, iLondon ibonakala imamukela ngezandla ezimhlophe ngenkululeko yakhe asanda kuyithola. Ngokubambisana noKent uzokwazi i-bohemian, ukukhanya kobusuku nokuvumelana neminye imimoya engazinzile engatholi indawo yayo kokujwayelekile.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi lokulinganisa, sihambe saze sathola u-Elina esikhathini samanje. Ungumama mhlawumbe owayengafuni ukuba. Enesibopho sempilo entsha ngemuva kwakhe, u-Elina uzohamba phakathi kokungabaza nokusabalalisa. Umlingani wakho ngezinye izikhathi ubonakala ethatha uhambo olufanayo aye kwenye indawo ekude, ngaphandle kwezinsalela zokuvumelana ngezinye izikhathi ebezingabahlanganisa.
Izikhathi ezihluke kakhulu zokuphila phakathi kukaLexie wekhulu leminyaka elidlule no-Elina wanamuhla. Futhi-ke, ngaphansi kwenkinga yedolobha laseLondon, sithola izinyathelo ezifanayo kubo bobabili abesifazane, sengathi idolobha lazi ukuthi bobabili babelana ngomqondo wabo ezinhlangothini zombili zendiza yesikhashana.
Ekugcineni, kumayelana ne-inertia namasiko, maqondana nokuthi indlela yakho ibiyindlela yakho ngempela yini. Uma uzuze okuthile kulokho obukulindele noma uma uzibandakanye ngamaphupho wokungcwaba ngaphansi kwansuku zonke.
UMaggie O'Farrell ufeza kulokhu okuhambisanayo i-alchemy yokubhala, ukuzwelana okusifafaza sonke phakathi komuntu esicabanga ukuthi singuye nomuntu ekugcineni esasiyikho.
Kungaze kwephuze kakhulu ukushintsha. Eqinisweni, ngenkathi usaphila kuhlale kunethuba lokubhala kabusha ibhulogi yakho. Izimo kuphela eziyilokhu, ukulinganiselwa kanye nemithwalo yemfanelo ibusa. Umkhawulo osele ungagcina uholele osizini, njengoba kwenzeka kuTed, umlingani ka-Elina. Kuphela ukuthi yena, njengoLexie, uzizwa enamandla ngokwanele ukushintsha konke. Noma lokho noma ukunqotshwa yilutho.
Manje usungathenga inoveli Isandla sokuqala esasiphethe esami, Incwadi entsha kaMaggie O'Farrell, lapha: