The English Patient

This book contains the kind of story that marvels the readers because of its uniqueness: the plot is superb, the language poetic, the characters complex, the scenes dynamic, passion flowing its pages, destiny waiting for those who has challenged their fate.

It starts with the description of Hannah, a nurse taking care of a mysterious man whose skin is so burned that he is described as 'black'. Then, we learn that the story takes place during the Second World war, the Bedouin seeing the planes falling from the sky, the desert engulfing them, this man ( a soldier? A spy? A explorer?) being rescued by the nomads from his plane on fire. Hannah devoutedly, patiently is trying to subdue his pain while struggling with her own losses, an abandoned Italian villa providing an enchanted backgroung for the characters' sorrow.

There are flashbacks? Dreams? Stories? that overcomes the patient's mind, fulfilling his hours as he mutters endlessly.Through them, we get glimpses of the patient's past, a passion that overwhelmed his days, an affair that is both a blessing and a curse and finally, a broken promise.

In the villa, the appearance of Caravaggio, a soldier looking for revenge, gives the reader the possibility to see the cruelty of human nature. Kipp, the Indian bomb expert, makes Hannah realise her need for love in a time of horror, the fragility of life perceived in the lives of these characters.

A heart-breaking story, the images that populated this narrative enrich the readers' experiences, the heat of the desert touching their skins, the wind blowing their hair, their eyes shadowed under the scorching sun.

Ana Ovejero

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