CONVALESCE
BY ENNE ZALE
GENRE: POETRY
Convalesce (Kaan-vuh-les)
Relationships are about an exchange of trust. This trust can be romantic, carnal, or familial. What do we do when this trust is placed with the wrong person? What do we do when that trust is twisted and abused for the benefit of another, at the expense of our innocence?
We will fight to justify what happened and make peace with our demons. We will re-play in our heads “he’s a nice guy,” or “she didn’t mean it like that” until we believe the lie ourselves. But to truly heal and become resilient, we must acknowledge our truth.
With Convalesce by Enne Zale, you are challenged to acknowledge your truth. You are challenged to revisit your demons and become resilient. You are challenged to create peace from trauma and find wisdom through your experiences.
Find a cozy place to sit. It's time to whisper your confessions.
* * *
Convalesce is the first book from the Aerial trilogy and is the prequel to Desiderium.
RELEASED 18 JANUARY 2022
What People Are Saying
Below are some excerpts from our esteemed readers! Click the hyperlinks below their quote to read the full thing on their blogs!
“Convalesce by Enne Zale was a raw but riveting experience. There was so much about love, all types of love and even abusive love. She calls herself a puppy at one point, which every girl in love has felt. She captures your heart with such honey-coated words. I felt love and pain, but also hope. These are not just random thoughts written down. As a poet, I know these are brutal truths. She pulls no punches and lets you have a front-row seat to her soul. Impressive, true, and authentic. This is not for random readers looking to indulge in poems; this is for the broken and the love-lost who are seeking asylum. Her words soothe and calm, rise and fall, and they are brave. This book touched my heart.”
— Reader’s Favorite
“Poetry readers who enjoy blended forms of free verse and structured rhyme accompanying works of psychological inspection and revelation will find Convalesce an influential package worthy of inclusion not just in poetry collections, but in psychology and self-help libraries where creative expression is linked to resolution, recovery, and healing processes.”
— D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
"This book is a rollercoaster ride of emotions. There is pain, love, broken hearts, nostalgia, etc. Writing style of the author is nice. This book will inspire the readers to revisit their demons and become resilient. It motivates us to acknowledge the truth. That way, we would have peace. Those who love to read poetry will enjoy this collection by Enne. A worth reading poetry book that one could enjoy reading by sitting on their front porch with a hot cup of coffee."
— Blogespresso
"Quill says: Enne Zale’s Convalesce is a wide-ranging, memory-tinged aggregation of poems providing solace, sympathy and even some mild amusement for anyone who has ever walked in her shoes, and will doubtless make them wish for more of her outpourings."
— Feathered Quill Book Reviews
