A Long Slow Affair of the Heart is a well written New Zealand authored book which must be compulsory reading for anyone with a yearning to buy a boat and travel the canals of Holland, Belgium, but most of all – France. A candid travel story with suttle shifts in human feelings, relationship dynamics, even laughter, and a tinge of sadness, the book quite rightfully leaves its climax to the end when you feel yourself drawn into and having empathy with the main characters – Sally & Bruce Ansley & the River Queen, as the story plays out one person’s dream truthfully enacted in real time on a French stage. Many readers will end up privately sharing the reality that dreams are not always the place where the heart can be. But as an old saying goes, better to have tried and not necessarily won. A great read, good colour photos, and a book suitable for many would be francofiles.
Written by by Bruce Ansley and published by Longacre Press, the book is highly recommended company on a grey, overcast, rainy day, when you have time to reflect on the story with a hot cup of coffee in your hands.
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