The End Of The Alphabet

If you were told you had thirty days to live, how would you spend the time you had left?

Ambrose Zephyr is fifty ears old when he is told he has about a month to live. Determined to make the most of the time he has left, he takes his beloved wife, Zipper on a trip to visit their favorite places or places that they have always wanted to see. Due to an alphabet obsession from childhood he decides to hit 26 places, from A to Z.

THE END OF THE ALPHABET is author CS Richardson’s debut novel. When this reviewer picked up this book she thought, “short book, not a good start”, as she isn’t a fan of short stories. THE END OF THE ALPHABET is a mere 152 pages. But it is packed with a punch!

This book is all about love, life and death. The love that our main characters, Ambrose and Zipper share is nothing short of amazing. This reader could really feel for Zipper as she struggles to come to grips with the pending death of the love of her life…her soul mate. Anyone who has shared this kind of love should read this book. They truly share a one-of-a-kind love.

For such a short novel, Mr. Richardson did a wonderful job. But this reader would have liked to have had a few more pages added; have liked a bit more history of this amazing couple included.

This reviewer found the premise of the tale very intriguing and emotionally gripping. However, this reader found parts hard to get through, be it because of the emotions or because parts of the prose proved to be sluggish and the storyline stilted. However, this reader felt that the messages within the pages worth the continuation of reading.

November 2007