A very quick read - I literally couldn't put it down - I dove into Breath, and didn't want to surface until the very last page. The blurb on the back of the book gives us no idea what we're in for - and is so vague and non-descript that I probably wouldn't have looked at it twice had it not been lent to me.
Bruce Pike in current day is a paramedic - we follow him to a call, that finds a young man dead due to asphyxiation. Pike gently holds the hand of the grieving mother, knowing what happened, even though she tried to erase the evidence. He knows the truth, and he takes us back - far back - to the start of his story.
It's a beautiful story - a sad story - but a beautiful tragedy. Surfing, idols, young love, sexual discoveries, friendships, loneliness, adventure - a complicated youth that grows into a complicated adult. We witness Pike's childhood, and the surprises and disappoints that come with it.
A very good read. And now I want to learn how to surf.
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