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Inside The Cover
Book Reviews
Tunnel Vision’s Andy is a man obsessed with the London Underground. So much so, in fact, that a quite-inebriated Andy doesn’t hesitate before accepting fellow trainspotter Rolf’s bet that he can ride through all 265 stations of the Underground in one day. There is only one problem: the prize is Andy’s passport, honeymoon tickets to Antigua, his Travelcard, and his ticket for the Eurostar train he’s supposed to be on at midnight to meet his fiancée, Rachel, so they can fulfill their plans to get married in Paris. Second-guessing his decision after the alcohol wears off, Andy is left with no choice but to hold up his end of the bet. Neglecting to tell Rachel his plans, Andy heads out to face the challenge of one man against the London Underground. Meeting up with Brian, a tramp at the first station who takes it upon himself to decide he’s going along for the ride, Andy’s day is plagued with mischief and mistakes. Broken trains, delays and argumentative London Underground staff slow the pair down. Could Rolf be sabotaging Andy’s progress in order to get closer to Rachel? Keith Lowe’s debut novel, Tunnel Vision, chronicles the doubts and ambivalence Andy works through prior to his impending marriage ceremony, aptly seen through the metaphor of the London Underground and one of it’s many regulars, the tramp, Brian. With nothing to actually do while spending the day riding the rails, Andy is left to consider and reconsider his relationship with the beautiful Rachel. With Brian as a foil for Andy, as a sort of "It’s a Wonderful Life" type of character, Andy gets to see what his life could be like if he doesn’t drop the "tunnel vision" he’s having regarding his love life. Brian used to have a wife and kids, and was so focused on other things, he ended up letting it all slip away. After vehement denials that he could ever be like Brian, Andy comes to realize that perhaps, all men could be like Brian. With shifting points of view, between the first-person perspective of Andy and the third-person perspective of Rachel, the reader is drawn into the story, and comes to root for Andy to come around and realize all that Rachel means to him. The peripheral but very important Rolf remains a mystery for the most part, perhaps a comment on how, at least in Andy and Rachel’s world, ultimately, Rolf isn’t really important. Tunnel Vision is a carefully constructed novel that’s full of the drama, excitement and apprehension that face all couples on the way to the altar, but told in such a way, using the London Underground, that it holds much larger audience appeal. BUY THE BOOK BY CLICKING HERE. Amy Brozio-Andrews is a freelance writer and book reviewer. She brings more than five years' experience as a readers' advisory librarian to her work, which is regularly published by Library Journal, The Imperfect Parent, and Absolute Write. Her reviews have also been published by The Absinthe Literary Review, ForeWord Magazine, January Magazine, and Melt Magazine. Amy is also the managing editor and an international markets columnist for Absolute Write. Visit her online at http://www.amyba.com.
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