At the outset, one is drawn into the lives of the couple Myrmy and Dan. The author presents some facts and we begin to wonder who they are and how they ever got here. We settle in for a good read. However, the development of the plot and characters leaves something to be desired. Robert Hill’s background in advertising is evident in his writing style, which is slick and only skims the surface. There are so many unanswered questions that you wonder if you were out to lunch when something special happened to this couple. For instance, how did Dan end up in those radiation tests? The subject is brought up as important, even essential, but we never learn enough about it. What is with Myrmy’s name? The author presents the reader with such oddities; we should be told more, indeed we want to be told more.
It’s an interesting story that is told in run on sentences.