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Jolt Survival Trilogy #2
Two Close: a story of survival (2)
The sequel to " a rural noir," "Two a story of survival" follows the path of the Matters family, Mary, Lou, and their sons, Jason and Marty. Separated following terrorism and a nuclear meltdown, Mary recuperates from radiation sickness while Lou, brain injured in a dirty bomb explosion, recovers from amnesia and right-side brain injuries. Their sons flee to the woods to escape the devastating effects of radiation poisoning.
"Two Close" is the story of a family's survival and how, through happenstance and determination, and despite the separate paths they tread, they survive.
"Two Close" is the story of a family's survival and how, through happenstance and determination, and despite the separate paths they tread, they survive.
194 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
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About the author
Roberta M. Roy
8 books43 followersRoberta M Roy’s Jolt Survival Trilogy includes the 2021 Gold Medal Winner in the Jenkins International eLit Awards for Current Events and the Silver Medalist for Multicultural Fiction, Home Again 2020 (Jolt Survival Trilogy Book 3) as well as the winner of a Jenkins Living Now Inspirational Fiction Award, Jolt: a rural noir, revised (Jolt Survival Trilogy Book I), and its sequel, Two Close (Jolt Survival Trilogy Book 3). They are available at alvapressinc.com, BN.com, Amazon.com, and BookBaby.com. Most recently Roy has authored the pilot and nine hour long episodes of the Jolt Survival Series which is based on her three award winning novels.
Book 1 Jolt: a rural noir - It is said that after a nuclear meltdown, if one can walk away, one will live. Jolt a rural noirtells the story of residents thirty or more miles from a meltdown who survive. Escaping the threat of radiation fallout causes many to flee. Estranged lovers Natalie and Thaw accommodate to the needs of the forced emigrants that flood a small mountain village. Winter is coming. Decontamination, radiation sickness, and lack of food, housing, and proper sanitation threaten Newees and Townies alike. Epic in expanse, Jolt, a rural noir, revised, describes a community determined to survive. Extremely well-researched, informative, and poignant.
Book 2 Two Close: a story of survival, the sequel to Jolt: a rural noir, follows the paths of the Matters family, Mary, Lou, and their sons, Jason and Marty. Separated by circumstances following terrorism and a nuclear meltdown, Mary, at home, recuperates from radiation sickness. Lou, brain injured in a dirty bomb explosion, recovers from amnesia and right-side brain damage. Their sons have fled and survive alone in the woods. Two Close is a tale of courage and the human will to survive.
Book 3 Home Again 2020 the sequel to Too Close, is the story of Jason, Marty, and their mother, Mary Matters, reunited in their home in Ariana. Right hemisphere brain injury has caused Lou Matters, the father, to suffer left side neglect and vision loss. The story of their individual and joint struggles and efforts to heal are blind-sided by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in an environment where answers elude a government that is itself overwhelmed. Home Again 2020 is the story of the search to heal and survive in an increasingly complex world.
Roy’s book Slivers: Poems by Roberta M Roy, medaled in the 2020 Jenkins International eLit Awards in Poetry. Roy is a Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who resides in the Mid-Hudson Valley in New York State where she is the creative lead and owner operator of alvapressinc.com.
Book 1 Jolt: a rural noir - It is said that after a nuclear meltdown, if one can walk away, one will live. Jolt a rural noirtells the story of residents thirty or more miles from a meltdown who survive. Escaping the threat of radiation fallout causes many to flee. Estranged lovers Natalie and Thaw accommodate to the needs of the forced emigrants that flood a small mountain village. Winter is coming. Decontamination, radiation sickness, and lack of food, housing, and proper sanitation threaten Newees and Townies alike. Epic in expanse, Jolt, a rural noir, revised, describes a community determined to survive. Extremely well-researched, informative, and poignant.
Book 2 Two Close: a story of survival, the sequel to Jolt: a rural noir, follows the paths of the Matters family, Mary, Lou, and their sons, Jason and Marty. Separated by circumstances following terrorism and a nuclear meltdown, Mary, at home, recuperates from radiation sickness. Lou, brain injured in a dirty bomb explosion, recovers from amnesia and right-side brain damage. Their sons have fled and survive alone in the woods. Two Close is a tale of courage and the human will to survive.
Book 3 Home Again 2020 the sequel to Too Close, is the story of Jason, Marty, and their mother, Mary Matters, reunited in their home in Ariana. Right hemisphere brain injury has caused Lou Matters, the father, to suffer left side neglect and vision loss. The story of their individual and joint struggles and efforts to heal are blind-sided by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in an environment where answers elude a government that is itself overwhelmed. Home Again 2020 is the story of the search to heal and survive in an increasingly complex world.
Roy’s book Slivers: Poems by Roberta M Roy, medaled in the 2020 Jenkins International eLit Awards in Poetry. Roy is a Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who resides in the Mid-Hudson Valley in New York State where she is the creative lead and owner operator of alvapressinc.com.
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April 17, 2024
Finished reading Two Close by Roberta M. Roy. This is the second book in her survival trilogy. I think it was for this reason, it took me a minute to gain interest in the characters and the story as I have not read the first book in the series. But eventually, I caught on.
I also enjoyed the hand drawn map in the book and found myself referring to it as I advanced with my reading. By the end of the book, I was fully vested in each of the characters and their well-being after a nuclear meltdown following an act of terrorism. This was easy to do as Roy focused more on the characters than the actual act of terrorism.
To be perfectly clear, I did not purchase this book. I won it in a giveaway. And in full disclosure, I don’t think that I would have purchased the book at first glance. But, I honestly did not want the book to end. The third book of this trilogy, Home Again 2020 will be going in my to be read shelf.
I also enjoyed the hand drawn map in the book and found myself referring to it as I advanced with my reading. By the end of the book, I was fully vested in each of the characters and their well-being after a nuclear meltdown following an act of terrorism. This was easy to do as Roy focused more on the characters than the actual act of terrorism.
To be perfectly clear, I did not purchase this book. I won it in a giveaway. And in full disclosure, I don’t think that I would have purchased the book at first glance. But, I honestly did not want the book to end. The third book of this trilogy, Home Again 2020 will be going in my to be read shelf.
March 9, 2021
I have mixed feelings about this book, so I'll break down my rating below:
4 stars for the research - the author obviously knows a lot about nuclear meltdowns as well as traumatic brain injury and that knowledge shines through in this book. I lived for 12 years in an area w/in 30 miles of two different nuclear reactors and would have had no clue what to do had there been any type of emergency.
3 for the story - an enjoyable story about how a family comes through a tough situation with resiliency. I was especially impressed with the boys. I did get tired of hearing about the left side issue w/ the husband - my husband is a paraplegic, but that certainly doesn't make it the majority of our conversations.
2 for the editing - this book was SO poorly edited that it really detracted from reading it. I'm guessing it was self-published. At least I'd hope no editor got paid for this!
4 stars for the research - the author obviously knows a lot about nuclear meltdowns as well as traumatic brain injury and that knowledge shines through in this book. I lived for 12 years in an area w/in 30 miles of two different nuclear reactors and would have had no clue what to do had there been any type of emergency.
3 for the story - an enjoyable story about how a family comes through a tough situation with resiliency. I was especially impressed with the boys. I did get tired of hearing about the left side issue w/ the husband - my husband is a paraplegic, but that certainly doesn't make it the majority of our conversations.
2 for the editing - this book was SO poorly edited that it really detracted from reading it. I'm guessing it was self-published. At least I'd hope no editor got paid for this!
January 10, 2021
Touching story of the Matters family separated by the effects of a meltdown as they recover and survive and seek to find one another. Mary Matters, who has radiation sickness; Lou Matters, who has suffered right side brain injury; and Jason and Ricky Matters who have taken to the road to escape radiation sickness.
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