Tuesday, April 2, 2019

The Baggage Handler


About the Book



In a similar vein to The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews or Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory, The Baggage Handler is a contemporary story that explores one question: What baggage are you carrying?

Three people take a flight that will change their lives forever. Fresh off a run-in with his wife, harried businessman David disembarks the plane angry and impatient. Gillian thought she would be more excited about coming to her niece’s wedding, but she is just hoping to survive. Malcolm has gambled everything on this trip to start his fledgling artistic career. To him, failure means working in hardware in what his father calls “a real job.” After each picks up the wrong suitcase, they make their way to a mysterious baggage depot in a deserted part of the city. There they meet the Baggage Handler, who shows them there is more in their baggage than what they have packed. A simple baggage mix-up at the airport is more than an inconvenience when it forces three people to face the baggage they are unknowingly carrying around.

My Thoughts:  This was an eye-opening story about how we carry our troubles or "baggage" with us every day.   This becomes such a habit that we can be so unaware that we are in truth carrying so much with us that we don't have to.   Why not feel free and give it all to the one who says He will carry all our troubles and burdens?    

 This is a wonderful reminder from the author that we need not burden ourselves, that we can live the life we want.  I really enjoyed this novel, it brought to my attention that we all need to look inside and take inventory and just let go anything that is bringing us down.   I could completely relate to Michael and Gillian with the baggage they were carrying.   This is a book that catches the readers' attention from beginning to end and can totally relate to in many aspects.  The reader can identify with any of the characters in this novel.   This is a novel I truly enjoyed and highly recommend it to others.

 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐



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About the Author


David Rawlings is an Australian author, and a sports-mad father-of-three who loves humor and a clever turn-of-phrase. Over a 25-year career he has put words on the page to put food on the table, developing from sports journalism and copywriting to corporate communication. Now in fiction, he entices readers to look deeper into life with stories that combine the everyday with a sense of the speculative, addressing the fundamental questions we all face.

More from David

Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/250255594

Check out David’s Padlet page to follow The Baggage Handler: https://padlet.com/david_rawlings/TheBaggageHandler

Blog Stops

Carpe Diem, March 31
Remembrancy, April 2
The Becca Files, April 5
Bigreadersite, April 11
Artistic Nobody, April 12

Giveaway



To celebrate his tour, David is giving away a finished copy of the book to three winners!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway!



 I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed are my own. I am  disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”


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