Title: Free To Fly: Life is a journey it can take you anywhere you choose to go
Author: Jean Bisbey
Publisher: AuthorHouseUK
ISBN: 9781524666583
Pages: 116
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Reviewed by: Jennifer Weiss
Pacific Book Review Star
Awarded to Books of Excellent Merit
Many times we may find ourselves sitting back and contemplating life; what does it all mean? How do things like love, heartache, joy and sadness fit into the grand scheme of things? Why does it feel like we are constantly struggling against forces beyond our control and are those struggles really necessary? This book is one of those books that gives you numerous things to think about and toss around in your head no matter your stance on religion or lack thereof. It shows everything falls down to one simple truth, we are in this journey together. We are all tied to this thing called life and work together to discover the mysteries that surround our thinking. Readers follow the relationship between Fergus and Sarah as they work out the fundamentals of their relationship, become tested with an attempted murder, and suicide. Together they search for the silver lining throughout these dreadful moments to learn how to be Free To Fly.
Author Jean Bisbey opens Free To Fly with a slightly humorous run-in between Fergus and Sarah. Fergus knocks Sarah down and tries to redeem himself by offering her dinner. This sets the stage for the rest of the book; as we begin to see the dynamics develop between the two characters and understand their mindsets for what is to come in the rest of the novel. The dialogue feels natural as it would with people meeting for the first time and then growing to get to know each other. As they grow stronger in their togetherness, so does the dialogue and other interactions between the characters. Readers watch as they lean on one another for strength throughout hard times and rejoice together during the happy moments. At one point Fergus has a client: Billy; who sees the world as a mess full of greed, hate, and terror. Fergus gives him a homework assignment to find all the nature laws. This is rather interesting, enough to make the reader wonder about those laws. Readers at this point, will tend to begin to really think about what is happening in the story, as they will no doubt reflect the “laws” into their own lives.
The characters are strong and easily relatable, as it took no effort to put myself into the shoes of either Sarah or Fergus. Jean Bisbey does a great job painting the world within this novel and helping the readers visualize everything she is presenting to her audience. This is one of those books readers will find themselves coming back to time and time again, unable to put it down or forget about once completed. This book is one of those books which needs to be read and shared with others, because it will change the way you look at different aspects of your life. I highly recommend Free To Fly to a wide variety of readers because of its universal theme.
