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Ride
Inspired by the music of Lana Del Rey.
Sisters, Alayna and Morgan, are reunited through grief. When Morgan returns home to Annapolis, MD after the death of their mother. However, despite the solemn circumstances at play, the two siblings can't avoid reopening old familial wounds. Both had dreams of fame and fortune, but each one took separate paths.
Alayna, was well on her way towards becoming a famous singer. While Morgan, spurred on by what she felt was rejection at the hands of her mother, moved to Los Angeles to make movies. Only one sister's career would endure though. As Alayna, supposedly her mother's favorite, had her dreams unceremoniously undercut by her mom's vituperative ways. A cycle of abuse she had to suffer alone, when Morgan absconded to Hollywood.
Alayna feels her sister abandoned her. And even as her husband Noah routinely pushes for her to renew her musical aspirations, Alayna also doesn't want to dash her father's hopes for grandchildren; and starting a family. Despite the latter abandoning her, and her sister when they were just teens. Meantime, after venturing out into the world and making a name for herself. Morgan, upon returning home, struggles with the omnipresent hole in her heart over her father's departure years ago.
A sense of loss, compounded by having lost two separate lovers to drugs, and suicide back in LA. Additionally, Morgan also clashes with her sister over having never left town. A choice Morgan feels resulted in her becoming coddled, and inhibited her personal growth. Can these two sister's put both their past, and present pain behind them, in order to pave the way for their future as a family?
Sisters, Alayna and Morgan, are reunited through grief. When Morgan returns home to Annapolis, MD after the death of their mother. However, despite the solemn circumstances at play, the two siblings can't avoid reopening old familial wounds. Both had dreams of fame and fortune, but each one took separate paths.
Alayna, was well on her way towards becoming a famous singer. While Morgan, spurred on by what she felt was rejection at the hands of her mother, moved to Los Angeles to make movies. Only one sister's career would endure though. As Alayna, supposedly her mother's favorite, had her dreams unceremoniously undercut by her mom's vituperative ways. A cycle of abuse she had to suffer alone, when Morgan absconded to Hollywood.
Alayna feels her sister abandoned her. And even as her husband Noah routinely pushes for her to renew her musical aspirations, Alayna also doesn't want to dash her father's hopes for grandchildren; and starting a family. Despite the latter abandoning her, and her sister when they were just teens. Meantime, after venturing out into the world and making a name for herself. Morgan, upon returning home, struggles with the omnipresent hole in her heart over her father's departure years ago.
A sense of loss, compounded by having lost two separate lovers to drugs, and suicide back in LA. Additionally, Morgan also clashes with her sister over having never left town. A choice Morgan feels resulted in her becoming coddled, and inhibited her personal growth. Can these two sister's put both their past, and present pain behind them, in order to pave the way for their future as a family?
332 pages, Hardcover
Published November 14, 2022
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Zachary Ryan
21 books125 followersZachary Ryan grew up in a black-and-white box in Maryland, before moving to Chicago to start a new life. There, he found that he was accepted for his misfit status—and learned that it’s perfectly normal to spend your twenties feeling lost and confused.
After a disastrous sexual encounter, Ryan stumbled on a group of true friends, or “soul cluster,” that he connected with. Through his writing, he hopes to help other broken souls out there find comfort amid the chaos.
After a disastrous sexual encounter, Ryan stumbled on a group of true friends, or “soul cluster,” that he connected with. Through his writing, he hopes to help other broken souls out there find comfort amid the chaos.
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December 24, 2022
A ripe slice of melodrama.
Inspired by the music of Lana Del Rey, “Ride” by Zachary Ryan tells the story of sisters, Alayna and Morgan, who are reunited through grief. The two estranged sisters can't avoid reopening old family wounds as both had dreams of fame and fortune, but each one took separate paths. Now they are forced to either overcome their troubled past or risk succumbing to it, after the passing of their mother.
“Ride” combines powerhouse writing, a rich atmosphere, and absorbing melodrama in service of a taut drama with thought-provoking touch. A highly recommended read that gets a well-deserved five stars from me.
Inspired by the music of Lana Del Rey, “Ride” by Zachary Ryan tells the story of sisters, Alayna and Morgan, who are reunited through grief. The two estranged sisters can't avoid reopening old family wounds as both had dreams of fame and fortune, but each one took separate paths. Now they are forced to either overcome their troubled past or risk succumbing to it, after the passing of their mother.
“Ride” combines powerhouse writing, a rich atmosphere, and absorbing melodrama in service of a taut drama with thought-provoking touch. A highly recommended read that gets a well-deserved five stars from me.
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