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The new relationship with sparks local gossip: what does a woman like her see in a man like that? In his gripping and darkly comic new novel Norton casts a light on the relationship between mothers and daughters, and truth and self-preservation with unnerving effect. What happened to his wife who abandoned him all those years ago? Carol's mother is determined to get to the bottom of things, she won't see her daughter treated this way. Call us on: +442033020460 71 Balham High Road, Balham, SW12 9AP When Declan becomes ill, things start to fall apart.
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Sollenbum
Characters are well observed, even the couple of disturbed and disturbing ones who did generate some reservations, but then people who lived in such out of the way areas nearly fifty years ago probably had no-one to answer to. I found both threads of the story compelling.
Cathy
Finding the letters, and being the recipient of another very unexpected inheritance, alters Elizabeth’s plans as she embarks on a journey into the past and a search for the truth surrounding her birth. The story alternates between Elizabeth in the present and her mother Patricia in the past. Peering in, the contents were a bit of an anti-climax: a tiny yellow knitted booty and beneath that a thin pile of letters held together by an ancient cream ribbon.
5*It was the first week in January and Elizabeth Keane had flown from New York to Buncarragh after the death of her mother. Someone had to put her affairs in order and, while Elizabeth didn’t have particularly fond memories of Buncarragh, she felt guilty knowing she’d been all her mother had. The narrative structure is elegantly woven to create suspense while respecting characterization.
Rural Ireland in the 1970s is brought to life incredibly well, with secrets, shocking moments and darkness threaded through the narrative. The past and present are woven together very effectively, told basically from just the two perspectives—Elizabeth’s and Patricia’s. 4.
Elizabeth slipped the first letter from the pile and began to read. I loved the descriptions of Cork and the wild coastline, which added tons of atmosphere. The ending has a lovely poignancy & symmetry.
This novel is a inter-generational story about hard choices made by a family in the US + rural Ireland - then & now. The corners were protected by small inlays of brass. No, the lid lifted easily.
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