Breathing Slowly: Surviving Lockdown

Pandemic-stressed families breathe slowly. We are lockdown survivors. How does one family react to lockdown? From New York to London Oxford the Cotswolds Belfast Bellagio Byron Bay and Wuhan four siblings and their families share common experiences of fear anxiety and isolation. Yet resilience and a strength of spirit prevail as new forms of meaning are found. The story tells of intriguing touching responses to the impact of isolation on individuals personal lives. The characters move from I cant breathe to I can breathe to lets breathe together. This character-driven story appeals to thoughtful readers who are interested in complex emotions as they are expressed in family relationships. A new dawn arises. Licking the wounds of lockdown we emerge into the light breathing slowly. Hope flourishes.