The Coordinates of Loss

By: Amanda Prowse

Narrated by: Amanda Prowse

From bestselling author Amanda Prowse comes a tale of a blissful life, a happy marriage, a beloved son…and a tragedy that destroys it all.

When Rachel Croft wakes up on her family’s boat in Bermuda, it’s to sunshine and yet another perfect day…until she goes to wake her seven-year-old son, Oscar. Because the worst thing imaginable has happened. He isn’t there.

In the dark and desperate days that follow, Rachel struggles to navigate her grief. And while her husband, James, wants them to face the tragedy together, Rachel feels that the life they once shared is over. Convinced that their happy marriage is now a sham, and unable to remain in the place where she lost her son, she goes home to Bristol alone.

Only when she starts receiving letters from Cee-Cee, her housekeeper in Bermuda, does light begin to return to Rachel’s soul. She and James both want to learn to live again - but is it too late for them to find a way through together?

©2018 Amanda Prowse. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

I had to write this review before I finished…

Yes “The Coordinates of Loss” is a tragedy, whether you lose a loved one who you said “I love you” on 9/11 & never came home 😢, to cancer, or just something that will either pull you apart or bring you & others closer.

I’m also writing this for the ones who have reviewed saying “I couldn’t read it, it’s too depressing” YES life can be depressing! This year & last year has been depressing..one minute your loved one was there & the next they’re gone & “we have our stories & have to go on”.

Some can’t but you need to read because our lives are not perfect…no matter how much you think or wish they were. You need to read because we don’t live in a bubble, no matter how much we wish we did.

I’m not going to give away everything, because there are letters of grief, a husband not knowing what to do, say, or how to act.

I’m also writing this because I too went through a tragedy that I thought the only way I’d survive was to just let go..thank God I don’t give

Don’t give up. Learn from every tragedy because hiding from a book dealing with tragedy or being uncomfortable is hiding out hand in the sand.

Please don’t give up…
Highly recommend “The Coordinates of Lose” We learn from growing daily

The Coordinates of Loss

A beautiful sad story, showing the meaninigness of loss, guilt, love etc. A book everyone should read and try learn from. The narration was excellent.

Yes and No. 3.75 Stars

Amanda is a rare talent in both insightful writing and perfect narration of her own books. Amanda does however have flaws: awkward repetitions of text and a concentration on feelings (also repetitive) at the cost of taking hold of the storytelling and providing interesting events other than her original premise. With tighter writing and more punctuations of action, Prowse could really excel.

Fantastic

I listened to this book in just a few days. It was sad but very well written and narrated.

great book

I see from the reviews that a lot of people didn't like this book because they thought it was depressing. But for anybody that has suffered a devastating loss this is a wonderful book to read. it is beautifully written and well performed.