Swept Away

<p>Richard McCauley a vibrant affectionate warmhearted soul chose to live a stagnant emotionless life and does so for seven years after making the worst decision of his life at twenty-three years of age.</p><p>The reader embedded in the decision Richard made is most likely unable to understand or even accept his motives even when slightly perceiving there may be something more.</p><p>As Richard's professional life soars his personal one remains at a halt and all would have continued the same if not for the sudden appearance of Crissy his daughter.</p><p>When Richard goes back to his hometown in Kentucky to take care of his daughter a special needs child the memories of the relationship he had had with his elder brother also a special needs child and what this brother had sustained in him while growing up help him remember who he was and initiate a yearning to find his way back. </p><p>The <em>Ricky</em> he was as a child adolescent and youth seem to burst out from friends his wife photos and flashbacks many generously offered by those mentioned. The way Richard's co-workers describe him is also an eye-opener to the reader indicating there is much more than what is initially discerned or that even Richard understands about himself.</p><p>However it's his daughter able to see the <em>Ricky</em> within since the very beginning who ultimately pushes without realizing it to bring out all that was buried inside him bringing him back to life.</p><p>The thread of the book<span style=color: rgba(10 96 255 1)> </span>the underlying question of whether it's truly possible to go back to what one was one's essence and find one's <em>self</em> after seven years takes the reader to search for the answer while at the same time it transcends before their very eyes as each page unfolds.</p><p>Can one's essence stay lost and buried forever? Does it really disappear? Or does it simply remain vibrant in a softer tone until ready to regain its brilliance once more?</p><p>The answer can be found in <em>SWEPT AWAY A Story of Just Because.</em></p>