THEY BALANCE LOVE ON UNEVEN BARS

“Uneven Bars” — DR. ANNE

What has changed in 33 years?; What brings them together?; What keeps them apart?

A memoir of a love affair. A Review of Love, Loss, and Secrets in the Cayman Islands.

THESE LOVERS ARE LIKE GYMNASTS

ONE IS UP, THE OTHER IS DOWN ON THE UNEVEN BARS OF THEIR LIVES. IN A “TWIN FLAMES” CLASSIC PATTERN OF ECSTASY THEN RUNNING SCARED OF SUCH INTENSE LOVE, THIS TRUE STORY TELLS HOW MURDER, FEAR, AND EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES HIJACK THE JOYFUL DUET OF LOVERS MEANT FOR EACH OTHER.

Uneven Bars, by Anne Watson-Russell, is a captivating blend of memoir that dives into a past, shrouded in mystery. Set against the backdrop of the idyllic Cayman Islands in 1976, the novel explores a love story tragically cut short by the drowning of the author’s best friend, Lesley Helen Milton.

Watson-Russell’s inspiration for the book struck her after a sudden realization in 2009. Memories of a passionate love affair from three decades prior resurfaced, prompting her to explore the depths of that connection. The narrative takes a compelling turn when her former lover contacts her out of nowhere, from the centre of the USA, as he struggles to recall details of love, sparking a debate on the asymmetry of love within relationships. This introspection serves as a catalyst for the novel, in which

Dr. Anne immortalizes their love story in “Uneven Bars.”

The book transcends a simple love story. It delves into the murky waters surrounding Lesley’s death. Watson-Russell doesn’t shy away from exploring the possibility of foul play involving the highest level of the Police, led by a policeman who was later drummed out of the corps, charged as a “corrupt cop.”

Uneven Bars is a fictionalized memoir. Core events are rooted in Watson-Russell’s experiences, but certain liberties are taken for the sake of storytelling. For example. names are changed and events are rearranged to keep the plot moving at a brisk pace. The author emphasizes that despite these creative adjustments, the essence of the story remains true to her recollection. An intriguing addition is a designated “fantasy sequence” near the conclusion, adding a touch of the unexpected.

Note: Uneven Bars is the first of her written works where Dr. Watson reveals that love, for her, always wrecked by Special Education sections in her lovers, like one with Asperger’s, or one a diagnosed Psychopath/Sociopath, and then a Narcissist, and the most painful split with one due to acute Anxiety/OCD. “They find me,” she swears.