Amanda Hodgkinson
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Le sorelle Marsh (Italian Edition) 1 eksemplar
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- Fødselsdato
- 1965-10-25
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- female
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- Somerset, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Essex, England, UK
France - Uddannelse
- University of East Anglia (MA|Creative Writing)
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Familiesaga.... alle eindjes komen samen. Het verhaal toont de overgang van het landelijk leven in een geïsoleerd dorpje in de Cotswold aan de hand van de levensgeschiedenis van vrouwen uit de familie Marsh. Drie zussen en hun verwevenheid. Geheimen en mysteries blijven toegedekt. Vrij eenvoudige taal.
This book was oh so close to a five star read. But it just missed it for me.
The story is about a married Polish couple and their son. The couple is separated when the husband goes off to war. Both parties are tremendously impacted by the war, and when they finally reunite, all is not smooth sailing.
This book does several things extremely well.
First, the narrative structure is fantastic. The book is written from the perspective of the two main characters, and it alternates between time periods. So you see the war time from the husband's point of view and then separately from the wife's POV. Then, you move into the present and look into their current family life. This structure just propels you through the book like a rocket. It definitely has that "I can't put this down!" quality . . .
Second, the book definitely has some revealing moments that I think are cleverly done and believable. You sense there's something there the whole time you are reading . . .and when these moments are revealed you aren't shocked. But they do make the book feel as though it has more impact than a simple narrative of husband and wife.
The characters are all very well drawn, both likable and flawed at the same time.The writing is totally engaging.
What I didn't like is that there is one major relationship in the book that I found to be somewhat unbelievable, and unfortunately, this relationship is a cornerstone to the plot. I want to say more about it, but I am afraid I could spoil the book. It is interesting because in the end, the author does something that makes it much more credible, BUT that is after you have almost finished the book and have been skeptical the entire time. The rationale for this relationship is revealed so late in the game and so without warning that it just becomes harder to swallow at that point. Oddly, the author is so so careful with all the other plot points - - giving the reader enough fodder throughout the book to make it believable. But she neglects to do the same with this particular relationship when it would have been pretty easy to set it up a little differently.
At any rate, it truly is one flaw in an otherwise very outstanding piece of writing. I'm probably being a bit of a grinch not to bestow that fifth star… (mere)
The story is about a married Polish couple and their son. The couple is separated when the husband goes off to war. Both parties are tremendously impacted by the war, and when they finally reunite, all is not smooth sailing.
This book does several things extremely well.
First, the narrative structure is fantastic. The book is written from the perspective of the two main characters, and it alternates between time periods. So you see the war time from the husband's point of view and then separately from the wife's POV. Then, you move into the present and look into their current family life. This structure just propels you through the book like a rocket. It definitely has that "I can't put this down!" quality . . .
Second, the book definitely has some revealing moments that I think are cleverly done and believable. You sense there's something there the whole time you are reading . . .and when these moments are revealed you aren't shocked. But they do make the book feel as though it has more impact than a simple narrative of husband and wife.
The characters are all very well drawn, both likable and flawed at the same time.The writing is totally engaging.
What I didn't like is that there is one major relationship in the book that I found to be somewhat unbelievable, and unfortunately, this relationship is a cornerstone to the plot. I want to say more about it, but I am afraid I could spoil the book. It is interesting because in the end, the author does something that makes it much more credible, BUT that is after you have almost finished the book and have been skeptical the entire time. The rationale for this relationship is revealed so late in the game and so without warning that it just becomes harder to swallow at that point. Oddly, the author is so so careful with all the other plot points - - giving the reader enough fodder throughout the book to make it believable. But she neglects to do the same with this particular relationship when it would have been pretty easy to set it up a little differently.
At any rate, it truly is one flaw in an otherwise very outstanding piece of writing. I'm probably being a bit of a grinch not to bestow that fifth star… (mere)
Een absolute aanrader. Inleving in 'hoe overleven in de Poolse wouden', in de gedrevenheid van een Pools ex-soldaat om te integreren in het knusse Engeland, het drama van een kind in de oorlog, de trauma's die levenslang duren, de vervreemding en de geheimen na de hereniging van een gezin na kruising van een oorlog. Het verhaal springt heen en weer tussen Silviana, Januz, tussen hedenn, jeugd en oorlogstijd. Geleidelijk aan krijgt het kind Aurek een eigen stem en komen de geheimen aan het licht.
I read a lot of WWII stories, this one was unique. It deals with the emotional aftermath of war.
The story is told from 2 POV's, a husband who has gone into the war fighting for Poland and a wife and mother left behind in Warsaw. Janusz ends up in France and then England while Silvana spends the years living in the forests of Poland. The contrast, of how they lived and what happens when they are reunited, is told in a heartbreaking tale.
On a personal note: My husband was born in Poland. He defected in the 70's and spent 20 years never being able to go home-so this story affected me in a lot of different ways.
This was Amanda Hodgkinson's first book and I found her writing beautiful yet simple. I will look into her other works.
I completed my personal GR goal of 120 books read with this book, ending my year of reading on a high-note-… (mere)
The story is told from 2 POV's, a husband who has gone into the war fighting for Poland and a wife and mother left behind in Warsaw. Janusz ends up in France and then England while Silvana spends the years living in the forests of Poland. The contrast, of how they lived and what happens when they are reunited, is told in a heartbreaking tale.
On a personal note: My husband was born in Poland. He defected in the 70's and spent 20 years never being able to go home-so this story affected me in a lot of different ways.
This was Amanda Hodgkinson's first book and I found her writing beautiful yet simple. I will look into her other works.
I completed my personal GR goal of 120 books read with this book, ending my year of reading on a high-note-… (mere)
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