Love and Void
Editor: Evangeline Auld
Dasha is a woman who stops aging at 25 because of a curse hanging over her family. This is just a side effect of witchcraft, the aim of which was to force Dasha and all women in her family to suffer from love and from never being loved in return.
"They will live with that unrequited love, which would be a torture. It will turn into their pain, obsession and sickness. Time will not heal them. Minutes and years would stretch to lengthen their sadness. There will no escape from love. Exhausted by that love, they will be seeking a way out. There will be just one escape, just one..."
Dasha is trying to find a way to stop the witchcraft. She witnesses wars, and leaders who come and go, promising new horizons and tearing off the thin threads of hope. To solve her mother's secrets she has to connect the dots between past and present, traveling to various cities and even countries. Her sister Anna is suffering because of love and Dasha herself cannot escape her fate. Can she beat the darkness and change her life? Will she be able to find happiness in the ocean of suffering and frustration?
Readers who are moved by a combination of fantasy, drama and romance will find this book interesting. The concept of “Love and Void” was partly inspired by “The Enchanters” (1973) by a French writer Romain Gary.
Recently a plot with a similar idea of an ageless woman was used in Hollywood, in the movie “The Age of Adaline” (2015).
Book Categories:
Mystical Book, Mystical Love, Paranormal Romance, Magis Realism book, Fantasy romance, Contemporary Fiction Books, Historical Romance, Romance Fiction, Women's Fiction, Love Story Books, Contemporary Books, Amazon Kindle Books, ebooks, Love and Relationship Reading, Drama, Dramatic Love Books, Popular Drama Love Books, Nostalgic Fiction, Books With Happy Ending, Truth About Love Book, Strong Female Character, Romantic Novels, love inspired, psychological.
Reviews at Amazon.com
"Five Stars! Love the take and twists delightfully original and different!"
"This is a story of love and longing, of passion and pain. It takes place in a broad sweep, from the quiet countryside of Russia before the Russian revolution, right up to modern times. The two sisters, Dasha and Anna suffer many years of unrequited love, caused by a fatal curse placed on the women of their family. This curse also prevents them from aging, so prolonging their years of suffering.
Dasha is a strong character and never gives up searching for a way to remove the curse. The love between the two sisters always remains strong, even though Dasha is sorely tried at one point. The book ends with a surprising and satisfying twist. I enjoyed it immensely."
"I found “Love and Void” extremely original storyline very compelling and wouldn't want to keep describing it as this is much better for you to discover. I am not usually too interested in a story that includes some semi-science fiction or fantasy elements, although this one was a pleasant surprise. Dasha's story is intriguing and she is enchanting in it. Reading the book I was surrounded with the feelings and emotions on how one would live within this state of eternal youth while the world continues on around her, and while she is not happy. It does present a quizzical theory overall and at points had me guessing how Dasha would be doing at twenty-five during the generations she was living in.
For me, this heartfelt and picturesque story “Love and Void” about Dasha was a definite don't miss the book. The story might be found on the shelves of Fantasy, Drama, and Romance, but it is definitely beyond the genres. I guess the book is really very similar to the movies Age of Adaline.I can imagine Blake Lively acting as Dasha, and even Harrison Ford acting as Slava, the men Dasha loved. However the book is absolutely different from the movie, nothing unites them, except the idea of ageless woman trying to find her way through life. The ending is a pleasant surprise."