Review: Keith by Dale Mayer 4 of 5 stars

Keith by Dale Mayer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Keith came to Hathaway House at his sister Robin’s insistence as she worked there and knew what they could do to help him Keith thinks it is a waste of time as he has already given up and is really only going there to keep her happy - especially as the trip there has left him weak and particularly bad-tempered. His opinion is that he’s broken beyond repair, and nothing they can do will fix him. However, no one there agrees with him whether that be the doctors, the therapist, his sister and certainly no the tiny woman who keeps delivering him his coffee at 5 am each morning. Ilse is the head chef at Hathaway House and rarely goes anywhere outside of the kitchen where she is comfortable. dealing with groceries that the rest of the kitchen staff than dealing with all of the pain and suffering being experienced by all the people she feeds. However, something about Keith and his family calls to her and she can't help but go out of her way in order to make sure that he has everything that he needs although she then starts to realise that she cannot keep that relationship on a professional level once she has started to go down that path. Because at the end of it all, Keith's best interests are more important than her own.

This was a sweet story that charted Keith's progress as he battled his inner demons and found a way to find himself believing in a future - something he never dreamed was possible for him. I enjoyed the steps that they both took in sorting out their thoughts and feelings even if at the end of the story I found the final conclusion a bit rushed considering the time it took to reach those conclusions. Well written and easy to read and understand, you won't be able to put this book down as you get drawn into the story.

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