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by N. Svel (Author)
On Holiday is a work of reflective literary non-fiction exploring loss, identity, and the quiet inner shifts that follow when life no longer unfolds as expected. After a sudden rupture fractures her family and sense of self, a woman finds herself living inside questions that cannot be answered and circumstances that cannot be controlled. Rather than offering advice or instruction, the book stays close to lived experience: the need to hold on, the resistance to change, and the gradual softening that can occur when certainty gives way to awareness. Through a series of personal reflections and essays, themes of attachment, impermanence, and inner freedom are approached with clarity and restraint, tracing the movement from defining the self through "me, my, mine" to living with greater openness and acceptance. On Holiday will appeal to adult readers drawn to thoughtful, literary writing about the inner life, particularly those navigating change, grief, or periods of uncertainty, and who value reflection over solutions.
