Home
/
Fiction
/
Escape
Escape
Jan 15, 2026 9:52 PM

Author:Heleen Van Royen,Jantien Black

Escape

I have a husband, we have two children and we own our house. I am in good health and so are they, our lives are good; we have everything we need. Sometimes I look at them and wait, in vain, to be moved, as a mother should when watching her own family. Why do I no longer feel anything?

Julia is thirty-six years old. At first sight she has it all, but actually she feels miserable. Trapped in the monotony of daily family life and fed up with her passionless marriage, Julia wants out. Escape. For once not to be a good mother, a good wife, a good daughter. For the first time in her life she does something completely irresponsible: she leaves her family behind and heads off into the sun.

When Julia finally meets someone who makes her realize what she's been missing all her life, she is forced to reconcile with her past and confront the crucial question: does she dare to go home?

Reviews

Romana actress Lalla Ward admirably lends her dulcet tones to the reading

—— http://www.hertsad.co.uk

A interesting contrast to its lavish TV original, this is closer to Fisher’s concepts, and is brought to life well.

—— Paul Simpson , http://scifibulletin.com

Huberman has a light touch, but she handles well the realities of big themes like marital breakdown, defeated ambition

—— Sunday Independent

Fun, bubbly, gutsy and lively

—— U Magazine

Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny . . . proof not just that Huberman can write, but that she can do so with wit, insight and charm

—— Irish Times

Spirited and sisterly . . . like Jane Austen on ecstasy

—— Sunday Independent on Hello, Heartbreak

A funny romantic comedy - a bit like Bridget Jones on Viagra

—— Irish Daily Mail on Hello, Heartbreak

She can really write . . . a deserved No 1

—— Irish Independent on Hello, Heartbreak

Reinhardt is a fine and subtle psychologist . . . with a keen eye for the perverse ways in which capitalism exploits all levels of society and leaves behind smoking ruins. Anyone who begins this book will not quickly put it down

—— Trouw (The Netherlands)

An unsettling and challenging read.

—— Psychologies

A disturbing and elusive novel about manipulation and desperate friendship.

—— Kirkus Reviews

Nadzam has a crisp, fluid writing style, and her dialogue is reminiscent of Sam Shepard's . . . it's a fine first effort: storytelling as accomplished as it is unsettling.

—— Publishers Weekly
Comments
Welcome to zzdbook comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Copyright 2023-2026 - www.zzdbook.com All Rights Reserved