Book Review: Ivory’s Story by Eugen Bacon
Ivory’s Story by Eugen Bacon is a truly genuine story. The author is a computer scientist and creative writer and an African Australian. I found the energy from this book fascinating. It was a book that kept me constantly enthralled as the story was always evolving and changing. There were a multiplicity of stories within stories, but all woven together with a central theme, quite beautifully. The figurative language used throughout this book was rich and pleasing.
It gives you a glimpse and clear visualization of life and culture in Australia as well. Her writing will definitely infuse the imagination. It is best defined, as the author puts it, in her acknowledgements:
“…this fiction is…literary and cultural. A speculative tale that is a mystery and a history. An origins story about finding who you are.”
If you are or ever were an orphan, or were perhaps missing a link to who you are –as you did not know your mother or father, this book would indeed appeal to you. If you are a lover of culture, this book will appeal to you, especially all the nuances of African culture, which has flourished across the globe. This book takes a look at Australian culture through that particular lens.
One component this book repeatedly personified was the gemstone of opal, which is symbolic to the Aboriginal people of Australia, for hope and good luck, believed to be a stone of the Gods. Surprisingly, more than 90% of the world’s most precious opals come from Australia, and are far more rare than diamonds, since the natural processes that create them, is a rare occurrence. Black opal is the most prized as it displays colors more vibrantly. Opals too, are affiliated with love, desire, passion and eroticism. There is much more to tell about opals, which makes this book a great read as well.
I feel this book best sells itself for the true lovers of literature, therefore I felt the best way to give a review of this book is to display some of my favorite lines and the images it painted in my mind. But before I do, I will tell you where you can purchase it:
It was published via NewCon Press.
http://www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.asp?id=171&referer=Catalogue
It is available on Amazon in e-book, hardcover and paperback.
https://www.amazon.com/Ivorys-Story-Eugen-Bacon-ebook/dp/B08M9NV69S
Why should you read this book?
Because it gives you a glimpse into another, other worldly black life (that matters)…
References:
- Bacon, Eugen. Ivory’s Story. NewCon Press, 2020.
- Global Opals. (2019). Solid-black-australian -opal-20. (Photograph). Retrieved 1–17–2021 from https://globalopals.com/?attachment_id=9054
- Pixabay. Various Artists. (2021). Images, Photographs. (Various). Retrieved 1–17–21 from https://pixabay.com
