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    The Art of Not Breathing
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Art of Not Breathing

    Written by Sarah Alexander

    Narrated by Colleen Prendergast

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    About this audiobook

    Since her twin brother, Eddie, drowned five years ago, sixteen-year-old Elsie Main has tried to remember what really happened that fateful day on the beach. One minute Eddie was there, and the next he was gone. Seventeen-year-old Tay McKenzie is a cute and mysterious boy that Elsie meets in her favorite boathouse hangout. When Tay introduces Elsie to the world of freediving, she vows to find the answers she seeks at the bottom of the sea.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateMay 10, 2016
    ISBN9781520015491
    Author

    Sarah Alexander

    Sarah Alexander has previously worked as a tomato picker, travel consultant and mental-health support worker. She has completed an MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck College with Distinction, and now works in publishing in London.

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    • 4/5
      3.5 stars Liked it a lotSource: earc from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt via edelweissDisclaimer: I received this book as an ARC (advanced review copy). I am not paid for this review, and my opinions in this review are mine, and are not effected by the book being free.Review by Brandi Breathes BooksI wanted to read this because I like stories that deal with grief and also the ones that have a new person to come into their lives and help them realize a new way to live.The charactersthe family is definitely present but there's a rough dynamic between Elsie and her parents. She also had a very rocky relationship with her brother but they do have moments of bonding, mostly through memories shared of their brother Eddie who drowned since their parents are silent.The griefElsie dealt with her grief in some pretty bug ways she steals some stuff, overeats, and she smoke cigarettes and she keeps tho herself a lot.She feels invisible at home, especially on her birthday, they go silently to eddies grave and her mom promises they will celebrate later but never do. She feels like getting attention involves her stealing or when she.ways tho much, even if they are negative attention.She has really low self esteem and doesn't do her homework or do well in school.Her brother's grief is touched upon with his eating disorder.The new guyThey first meet at Elsie's hideout, and again when she is having tea and talking with his father about free diving, and he then asks her to come with him.The mysteryOkay, one part is figuring out what exactly happened to Eddie when he drowned. Elsie doesn't remember, it's all foggy, but things start to come back to her as she is in water.Another part is whether or not Elsie has mental issues, since she says she feels Eddie inside her and talks to her. Or if it's a bit supernatural or just some part of her grieving process.What I didn't likeThe abrupt flashbacks are annoying. They should have a section break or chapter break or something to alert you its not in the present anymore.The endingDidn't really see some of the things coming, but glad about wrap-up overall. Bottom Line: Look at grief and loss and how it effects a family.
    • 3/5
      The crux of this young adult novel is a young girl (Elsie) trying to reconstruct the drowning of her twin brother years before. She befriends a crowd of young boys who are involved in a sport called freediving which consists of spending longer and longer times underwater. The book is supposed to take place in Scotland but there is no hint that it does in the characters' accents, culture or the geographical locations mentioned. The early relationship building is pretty slow but things do speed up as she gets closer to learning all the events surrounding the death of her brother start to become clear. Hold your breathe on this one (freediving).