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by Barbara AvonPublish: Oct 04, 2019Paranormal Romance Historical Fiction
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BIOGRAPHY
Barbara Avon was born in Switzerland and immigrated to Canada when she was two years old. She grew up Italian in the Niagara Region and attended Notre Dame High School, and then Brock University. She moved to Ottawa, Ontario, in 1999 to pursue work. She has worked for two major Ottawa area magazines and is a published poet.

In 2018, she won SpillWords Author of the Month, as well as FACES Magazine “Favourite Female Author”. Her work appears in various anthologies including Steering 23 Publications, Storytime for Grownups, and Beyond the Levee. In October of 2022, “Revived” was chosen as “Horror Book of the Year” by the “Feed My Reads” community.

When she's not writing, she's experimenting in the kitchen, reading, watching 1980s movies, or engaging with her peers on Twitter. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband Danny, their tarantula Betsy, and their houseplant, “Romeo”.

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Anca Antoci Anca Antoci 4 years ago
Postscript is the second work by Barbara Avon I’ve read and I’m fascinated with the intricate way she weaves beautiful prose with tragic stories and soul-touching poetry.

Postscript is a psychological, bittersweet love story between two heartbroken people, James and Lina, each with a tragic past who find comfort in each other. To be honest, love stories are a bit out of my comfort zone as I prefer fantasy and adventure more. I read Postscript because I enjoyed Barbara’s other book Q.W.E.R.T.Y. that I reviewed here, and I’m fond of her unique writing style.

I wondered about the paranormal element of this book while reading, until the end when it clicked. I did not see that coming!

I loved the opening poem

Where do emotions go to die?

The sea is a vessel for tears millennia.

A Winter's storm captures breaths of wrath.

Pain is poured into vats of steel.

Elation dances upon a Summer breeze.

Love is the stardust that lands upon a caregiver's

nose,

Or upon a mother's lips.

One of the things I appreciate in Barbara Avon’s writing style is the way she sets the scene giving enough details to see it clearly, yet not too many to distract from the story. Reading this book felt like watching an old classic Hollywood movie. Sometimes I got a film noir vibe and even thought about Sin City at times.

Here’s an example of setting the scene (I cut the actual scene) and it comes full circle:

"Six men and a lone woman lined the bar at Fox's. The air was thick with smoke, and a certain melancholy lingered. The bartender played therapist, comedian, and expert host, as much to gather a few extra dollars for the tip jar, as to stave off the ghost called Loneliness. A couple of young kids stood at the Jukebox, feeding it quarters to elicit the latest Top 10 from the machine. A young couple occupied the pool table, flirting dangerously by using their cue sticks as poking devices.

[...]

The bar lights brightened. The jukebox went silent.

"Closing time was like a New Year's Eve party on its last legs.

I won’t talk much about the plot rather than say it’s an emotional rollercoaster of joy and despair, a  love story between two broken people, survivors of different kinds of abuse, kindred spirits who lean on each other. The story is sprinkled with flashbacks from their past, whether it’s abuse episodes or turning points in their lives. You think you know where this is going, but trust me, you don’t. Watch out for the end! Read the full review here: https://www.summonfantasy.com/book-reviews/postscript-by-barbara-avon-book-review
Book Detail
Title Postscript
Author Barbara Avon
ASIN B09XQBPY11
Publish Date 04, Oct 2019
Language English
Page Count 186
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