Field of Vision (Jarvis)

Book Reviews
   This gritty novel is both an adventure and a love story, but ultimately it’s a tale of survival in a paradise-like setting turned dark and threatening.... This is a skillfully written tale, with fully rendered characters, a keen ear for dialogue and dialect, and an eye for description. There is a fine balance between the beauty of an island escape and the threat that seems always to linger just beyond.The author is adept at continually raising the stakes, and fulfills the reader’s expectation that he will see the story line through to a realistic end.
BlueInk Review

 
Field of Vision is the lyrical, simmering story of a jaded photographer occasionally named Jake who, at age 27, is unafraid to take pictures of a man who threatens to kill him....
   As he slowly surveys the physical and human landscape of tropical Soufriere....[he] is as absorbed in the chaotic beauty of his surroundings as much as in the gradual awakening of his own soul....
   Author Michael Jarvis writes masterfully. There are very few wasted sentences here; even casual descriptions, such as that of a meal in a restaurant, are seeded with life... Each character comes fully formed, and with an engrossing story of their own.... Much like a diamond cutter paring away at a gem, Field of Vision is excellence in its rawest form, awaiting the seasoned eye of a talented editor. Readers of literary fiction will rejoice in the majestic sweep of the text, and the sultry atmosphere that pours out of every page. 
Julia Lai - IndieReader