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Leaving
If university days are the best days of your life, what comes after?
Evie loved Bristol Uni, but now it’s time for her to stand on her own. She had always assumed everything would fall into place, expecting her degree, strong faith and friendships to be all she needed.
What she wasn’t expecting was doubt, loneliness and depression.
Life is tough, her job boring, and her only friend seems to be a cactus named Kevin. Not even her faith brings the comfort and assurance it once did.
As God feels further and further away, Evie struggles to find the path that will bring her happiness, without losing her faith and everything she stands for in the process.
Evie loved Bristol Uni, but now it’s time for her to stand on her own. She had always assumed everything would fall into place, expecting her degree, strong faith and friendships to be all she needed.
What she wasn’t expecting was doubt, loneliness and depression.
Life is tough, her job boring, and her only friend seems to be a cactus named Kevin. Not even her faith brings the comfort and assurance it once did.
As God feels further and further away, Evie struggles to find the path that will bring her happiness, without losing her faith and everything she stands for in the process.
101 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 8, 2020
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About the author
Alice Gent
4 books45 followersAlice lives in the, UK. She is a mum and vet by day, author by night. She also has the best dog in the world.
She publishes Christian Contemporary fiction for new adults under the pen name Alice Gent. (Sarah's Footsteps and Leaving.)
She also publishes high fantasy and fairy tale re-tellings under the pen name Alice Ivinya. (The Flawed Princess, Queen Avan, Feathers of Snow, Silent Melody.)
She has also written a speculative historical fiction fable called 'The Fox and the Train.'
She publishes Christian Contemporary fiction for new adults under the pen name Alice Gent. (Sarah's Footsteps and Leaving.)
She also publishes high fantasy and fairy tale re-tellings under the pen name Alice Ivinya. (The Flawed Princess, Queen Avan, Feathers of Snow, Silent Melody.)
She has also written a speculative historical fiction fable called 'The Fox and the Train.'
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May 28, 2020
So. Relatable!
I'll say it right away. This book is not a thrill ride or a roller coaster of emotion. It's very much a slice-of-life story about Evie, a fresh graduate who has to move to the countryside for her new job and realizes how hard and lonely #adulting can be.
The thing that drew me to this story was how relatable it was. Any Christian who has been through a season of molting or a spiritual wilderness can detect the beats in the spiraling down of Evie's faith, and can so relate to the faint sense of hope and awakening that follows.
It reminds me of a line that author Andrew Murray had in his book, Jesus Himself (one that can so reflect the themes of Evie's story): Let your sad heart hope again.
May this book reach people who need to remember that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a train coming to crush them at full speed. The Light is Hope and truly, they are not alone.
I'll say it right away. This book is not a thrill ride or a roller coaster of emotion. It's very much a slice-of-life story about Evie, a fresh graduate who has to move to the countryside for her new job and realizes how hard and lonely #adulting can be.
The thing that drew me to this story was how relatable it was. Any Christian who has been through a season of molting or a spiritual wilderness can detect the beats in the spiraling down of Evie's faith, and can so relate to the faint sense of hope and awakening that follows.
It reminds me of a line that author Andrew Murray had in his book, Jesus Himself (one that can so reflect the themes of Evie's story): Let your sad heart hope again.
May this book reach people who need to remember that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a train coming to crush them at full speed. The Light is Hope and truly, they are not alone.
May 3, 2020
Absolutely loved this book. Immersive, emotional and insightful.
Would particularly recommend for Christian uni students and recent graduates.
I was really captured by the main character Evie, and felt like I was there alongside her throughout. It's one of those books where you get into the mind of the protagonist and feel like you really understand how she reacts when life gets tough.
While tugging on you emotions, this book also contains brilliant biblical advice about how to cope with loneliness and how to help others through it as well.
Would particularly recommend for Christian uni students and recent graduates.
I was really captured by the main character Evie, and felt like I was there alongside her throughout. It's one of those books where you get into the mind of the protagonist and feel like you really understand how she reacts when life gets tough.
While tugging on you emotions, this book also contains brilliant biblical advice about how to cope with loneliness and how to help others through it as well.
November 23, 2021
This is a book about a person suffering from the depression that can come with moving to a new place and being separated from their normal support group.
Its not at all what I would normally read, but it is very well done. It all feels very believable and I got so engrossed I forgot about the peas I had boiling on the stove long enough to actually burn them!
Its not at all what I would normally read, but it is very well done. It all feels very believable and I got so engrossed I forgot about the peas I had boiling on the stove long enough to actually burn them!
May 5, 2020
This is a searingly honest account of the challenges that can face young adults as they leave university and try to make their way in the world. It deals with difficult themes - doubt, depression and loneliness - but with the occasional light touch (Kevin anyone?). Warmly recommend.
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