To Be Had

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Pub Date 23 Nov 2017 | Archive Date 16 Apr 2018

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Description

Can you earn respect and love within your own family if you cannot provide them with more than bare survival? Are there any ethical and moral boundaries you would not cross, any humiliation you would not bear, while trying to make enough money to enable your child to build a life better than yours?

Boris faces an uphill struggle while he desperately tries to climb the financial and social ladder. The break-up of his marriage and the loss of contact with his daughter Luna convince him that lack of money is the cause of all his problems. When he, after humiliating failures, eventually manages to amass serious wealth by dubious means, Luna judges and rejects him. But when Luna is almost overcome by her own adversities, Boris fights for her to accept him and to help her through her tragedy.

Battling alongside him is Simona, his only friend from his dark past. Will Boris, Luna and Simona, each grappling with their own black dogs, find a way to connect with each other and become a family? Can they ever be content, earning little and living at a lower social level?

To Be Had is a harrowing account of people wrestling to find their own identity and peace of mind in a world where money seems to control everything around them and for them.

Can you earn respect and love within your own family if you cannot provide them with more than bare survival? Are there any ethical and moral boundaries you would not cross, any humiliation you would...


Advance Praise

1. "What would it take for a man to take the ups and downs of life, each time worse than the previous, until there is no bottom lower than the one he is into? That happens to Boris, the main character of “To Be Had”, in his search for a happier and richer life for his family, and especially for his daughter."


2. "The novel is a sharp and not-so-subtle reminder that when pushed too far, the human being is capable of terrible things. It is also a sad tribute to the down and outers, a cautionary tale to those who face enormous pressure to maintain their livelihoods and relationships every day. I'm sure that everyone will relate to this novel in at least a small way, and I know that I walked away with a greater appreciation of all of my struggles, and a sense of thankfulness for all that I do have."

1. "What would it take for a man to take the ups and downs of life, each time worse than the previous, until there is no bottom lower than the one he is into? That happens to Boris, the main...


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780473408848
PRICE US$29.00 (USD)
PAGES 314

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