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Compatriots of Desire

Compatriots of Desire

Willis, Neil

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General Poetry

Publisher Price: $10.95

ISBN10: 103586326X
ISBN13: 9781035863266
Publisher: Austin Macauley
Published: Mar 27 2026
Pages: 122
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Compatriots of Desire follows one man's unflinching journey through debt, disillusionment, addiction, and the quiet collapse of a life lived under capitalism's relentless glare. Once an intelligent family man commuting across London's bridges to the Financial Quarter, he becomes worn down by pressure, expectation, and the slow erosion of his mental health. When the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic brings the country to a standstill, he finds an unexpected lifeline - yet every rescue comes with consequences. As he abandons work, technology, and the noise of society, he begins to question everything he once believed about success, money, and meaning. The bridges he crosses - both real and metaphorical - mark the turning points of a life in search of something better. But where does the journey lead? Toward contentment, or further into the unknown? Told in lyrical prose woven with poetry, Compatriots of Desire is a continuous, immersive story of collapse, clarity, and the fragile hope of starting again.

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