A Walk by the Sea written by author Krisztina Csiki is a story about relationships and the depth of feeling that comes from both beautiful and difficult ones.
If you’re looking for an autobahn speed fast-paced thriller this book isn’t for you, but if you are looking for depth, lyrical prose, and a story that winds like a forest road with an unknown destination painted with the bliss of nature’s landscape, then you are in for a delightful treat. The excitement is in the journey.
Krisztina Csiki’s writing is beautifully descriptive, full of emotion and reads like a gorgeous sonata. The depth of her imaginative words decorate the mind with colourful images that draw you in to read on and on, sometimes wishing you were a visitor inside the scene, getting to know these layered characters intimately, experiencing all the colours of Csiki’s words. Words that are exquisitely arranged, flowing loose and eloquently breezy, while captivating the mind.
Here’s an example, “Ominous slate clouds cover the gloomy tangelo sunset. Meriel stares into the watery raspberry speck of sun from behind her window, taking deep breaths from the heavy, rain-soaked air, from which the wind carries droplets of water into her house, onto her face.
On the chestnut tree, a blackbird tries to perch itself on a twig that curves under its weight. Meriel thinks about the exhibition as she watches the bird endeavour to achieve balance and maintain a look of nobility, fated to fail from the beginning. The thought of an art buyer being interested in her paintings seems ridiculous to her now.
Later, she sips Earl Grey in the rocking chair, stroking Marshmallow who purrs in her lap. It’s already late. If he wanted to come, he should have gotten here by now.”
Every scene like this one is a work of art that renders the reader lost in time and space and of course lost in the gradually unveiling story behind Csiki’s lush words and characters.
It all comes to a shocking end and my only critique of this book is that it ended.
Take the time to enjoy this book while sitting by the sea in the summer or wrapped in a blanket on a cool winter morning with a coffee cup steaming by your side. The time and place are irrelevant. You’ll get lost in this book no matter where you are. Just take the time to read it.
You can purchase A Walk by the Sea on Amazon.
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Looks good. What books are you reading now?
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Right now I’m reading Concrete Vineyard by Cam Lang, a local author. How about you?
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I looked it up, sounds cool. I like historical fiction. I am reading Sirens of Mars by Sarah Stewart Johnson, a woman of science who writes for everyday readers. She summarizes science and planetary exploration in such an accessible way! The books is a history of human understanding of Mars that is crafted with all the writing tools usually employed in fiction. The facts and scientists, including Carl Sagan, that helped us understand our planetary neighbor. She keeps my attention and explains using literary devices like metaphors and similes. Thanks for asking.
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Sounds like a fantastic book Rebecca. I’ll have to add it to my list. Thank you for sharing!
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Wow.
This prose is transcendent and mesmerizing.
Amazing review, Girl.
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Thanks Hook. It is a truly lovely book, therefore the review was easy to write.
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I’ve always felt that the sign of a good book is when you’re sad it ends and the journey is over. Beautiful prose, it reminds me of your wine stories 😉
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Aww thanks Danell, that’s such a huge compliment. Haven’t written any in a while, but will when the muse hits. And I agree with you on the sign of a good book.
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