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Reviewed by Donna Stevenson for Readers' Favorite
In Solace Enough by Brian A. Brooks, Austin and Helen move from Texas to New York and open a photographic studio. They begin a new life after years apart and tragic losses: his mother’s death due to ovarian cancer and her family’s deaths in a fire. An Austin colleague knows someone in New York selling a studio, and they are buying it to start afresh. As they find success in different ways, their relationship strains. Austin learns that relationships with women differ from his bond with Helen, and he does not always need to lean on her. Helen tries to build new relationships outside this friendship. New relationships become challenging, and she becomes jealous. Frustration turns to conflict, threatening to pull their world apart as each seeks the solace needed to overcome the tragedies of the past.
Solace Enough by Brian A. Brooks is a warm yet compelling story about love, loss, and friendship. Brooks explores these themes with compassion by inviting us into Austin’s and Helen’s world. We become companions seeking connection. Their pain, through both love and photographic art, and their deep friendship, are lovingly portrayed. As the story unfolds, Brooks encourages us to accept different forms of friendship. He uses the world of photographic art to depict these friendships and how we might view our own life journeys. I was impressed with his sensitivity in sharing the joys and sorrows associated with many societal issues and found myself revisiting my own relationships, reliving the bonds of friendship and the world of best friends.
