Title - Tamara Hunney - Author - Kendrew Lascelles - Book Review

A genre of its own, "Tamara Hunney," sarcasticallyover, but at arm's length sustainable.
subtitled, "Soon to be a major non-fiction," KendrewLaden in dialogue and unforgettable in detail, Kendrew
Lascelles transports the reader upon a dark trip ofLascelles intellectually lassoes the reader and hog ties
de-evolution, demise and destruction. The lucky onesthe story around one's mind. There is no escaping the
went quickly; the rest succumbed to the violence ofraw, unsightly images created of a post apocalyptic
the id creatures that lurk inside of humanity. The grid,world. From Los Angeles and throughout the West
instantly gone with an electro-magnetic burst ofnothing but poisoned water, barren of food, inhabited
energy, so went the layers of society built upon ourby survivalists similar to what Mad Max brought to
dependence for electricity.our visionary senses.
The grid blinked out in a pulse knocking out all theA bond of trust evolved as Sam and Tamara
trinkets of modern day life. The new goal fortraveled where the journey, not the destination
humanity, the sole reason for being, was survival. Lifedefined their individuality of self. From the darkness
instantly resorted to gangs and mob mayhemof a Dante purgatory, a kindle of kindness ignited
prevailed. Survivors camped out on top of garbagehope and faith as Kendrew Lascelles reveals his
landfills, layered in filth, disease and stench, looking forgenius by lacing philosophy throughout his bizarre
useful remnants of food. Clean water and a firearmstoryline. His writing skills are phenomenal, as I am in
were worth more than gold. Knowing when to shareawe just how 26 letters of the alphabet can be
the water and use the gun meant the differencearranged on a mere 311 pages to engulf the reader
between life and death.into a book that possibly foreshadows our own frail
Sam had those items, and knew how to use them.existence.
Tamara needed them. With her innate sensuality sheA visionary, a humanist and a lover of life, Kendrew
could seduce any man and get what she needed, butLascelles' characters in "Tamara Hunney" will never
if not careful become a victim of rape, molestationleave the minds of those that welcome them in by
and abuse. Sam and Tamara's world orbited eachreading this extraordinary work of literary art.
other's like a moth around a fire; too close and it's