My choice tells an episode in the life of a couple, Fanny, a Filipina, and Thomas, an American. Fanny's heavy family past comes to haunt her: her ex-boyfriend, Marco, gets in touch with her to help her little brother, Rico, who is currently hospitalized. This, in a context where the members of Fanny's family do not hesitate to accuse her of having abandoned them with their difficulties and their misery. Fanny is reluctant to help Marco, refuses to let her future husband Thomas pay the bills and refuses to share this problem with him, which adds to the challenges and conflicts within the couple. Marco's shenanigans make her realize the weaknesses of her personality which she needs to improve in order to live healthier relationships and deal with problems properly. Will she get there? Is she up to the task? And how will Thomas react in this emotional labyrinth? Will their couple survive it? It is a demanding journey that awaits them.
Autorentext
From his earliest childhood, Patrick Murray has always been a theater lover; first and foremost by learning as an actor in various plays and then writing himself. The work of staging words, the love of representation and of the sharing that he embodies make him want to resume his studies to master its essence. This is how he joined the University benches to better grasp, better understand and better analyze the springs and structures of literary works. Following this university experience, Patrick Murray wrote several plays as well as other works that invite him to travel. Having become almost a globetrotter, he participates to various collaborative projects with artists around the world. Whether it is through cinema, plays or books, Patrick spends time listening, sharing and exchanging wherever he goes. Learn from the other, know the literatures and people, cultures and histories, he took his time. Noting everything and observing at least as much, Patrick Murray decides to take up the pen again to share his vision of the world following this life lived, truly, without compromise or false pretense. Nothing will be forgotten, enriching adventures as well as unhappy stories. Patrick Murray delivers himself as never before through one of his most personal works.
Inhalt
Chapter 01 - The intrusion Chapter 02 - The hospital Chapter 03 - The reality of life Chapter 04 - The common life Chapter 05 - The world of work Chapter 06 - The decision Chapter 07 - Rico Chapter 08 - The doubt Chapter 09 - The confrontation Chapter 10 - My dear friend Chapter 11 - The negociation