Item: Weekend Pass
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Weekend Pass by Paul Cavanagh | Review – Book Tour

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Weekend Pass by Paul Cavanagh | Review – Book Tour

Weekend Pass by Paul Cavanagh
Published by Not That London Writer on 01/19/2021
Genres: Family Life, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Literature
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 209

Who can forgive a mother who poisons her eight-year-old son? Even if it was an accident.

Tasha thought she had everything under control - her family life, her career as a nurse - until her son got into her stash of painkillers.

Now, during her first weekend home from drug treatment, she must come to grips with the damage she's done and somehow pick up the pieces. Told from the points of view of four different family members,

Weekend Pass is a story about the lies we tell ourselves and the people we love. And it's about struggling to rise above the mistakes that threaten to define us.

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My thoughts on Weekend Pass by Paul Cavanagh

This is not your typical addiction novel. Weekend Pass delves deep into the fissures addiction causes in a family as well as the soul of the addict.

The story takes place during Tasha’s first weekend away from rehab. In that one short weekend (and only 200 pages), we learn the past that caused Tasha’s life to fall apart. It covers a dysfunctional family upbringing, perfectionism, the nursing profession’s pressures, and so much more.

Most importantly, Tasha must learn how to overcome her addiction’s devastating damage to the people she loves the most.

This well-researched story pulls at your heartstrings as you watch a family disintegrate and begin to rebuild.

I love a good epilogue, and Weekend Pass ties up the story in a very realistic way.

The story touches on many difficult to read triggers; drug use, attempted suicide, child endangerment, mental breakdowns, etc. None of these topics are treated lightly and are the core of the story.

I received a copy of the book for a book blog tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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Weekend Pass by Paul Cavanagh

About Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh is a Canadian author whose debut novel, After Helen, won the Lit Idol competition at the London Book Fair in the UK and was published to rave reviews in the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. He’s been compared to Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler for his ability to be at turns funny and moving while exploring the paradoxes of modern family relationships. He lives in London, Ontario (not be be confused with that other London). Weekend Pass is his third novel.

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