Alone Together captures the essence of human connection in a bustling environment masterfully woven into the narrative.
The book begins with Jure: husband, lover and brother who suffers a stroke. As he lies in a coma, three ladies define their relationship with him. The first is Marja his wife, the second is Andreja his lover and the third is Urska his sister. The closeness of each of them is entirely opposed to the relationship as seen and felt by the surroundings. The wife is aware, the lover thinks she knows and the sister doesn't have the strength to accept it at least for a little while.
One of the most striking aspects of this book is its profound emotional depth. Every page is filled with genuine moments of joy, sorrow, love, and resilience, showing the author's beautiful way of illustrating how they bind us despite our differences. To live means being sincere in relationships.
Those who appreciate the complexities of human relationships and the rich tapestry of life should read this book.
Sanja Pregl was born into the family of writers and artists.
Her birth town is Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, where she has been living since birth. She lived there also through the years of transformation from former Yugoslavia to recent Slovenia. She studied Economics and works as an HR expert.
She published twenty-one books for children and adults in Slovene language. Books for children are translated in nine different languages and published on almost every continent.
She loves stories. She is a curious researcher, an enthusiastic seeker and collector of stories. She loves to make them up from tiny ideas into different interesting stories. She writes them, tells them and photographs them. Moreover, she loves to live them. In the story of her life, she was for a long time a passive observer. Then one day, she had enough. She took the main role of her life into her hands. Now she is the star of her lifetime story.
She is a writer itching to tell stories. By reading stories, people change. She is blown away when she gets feedback that her writing has done something good for someone.
Some of her roles in different stories: Mother. Daughter. Sister. Aunt. Woman. Writer. Poet. Storyteller. Photographer. Creator. Thinker. Dreamer. Doer. Optimist.