Marlene S. Lewis
Forfatter af Ruth
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Image credit: Marlene S Lewis, author of "Ruth"
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- Kanonisk navn
- Lewis, Marlene S.
- Fødselsdato
- 1955
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Land (til kort)
- England
- Fødested
- Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Uddannelse
- Charles Sturt University, Bathurst
- Kort biografi
- Born in the 1950s in east Kent, England, Marlene emigrated to Australia in the 1960s. Apart from spending many years living in and around Sydney she has also lived in rural New South Wales and Queensland. Marlene has worked in managerial roles within the community sector and is a trained psychotherapist with qualifications in liberal arts, and counselling psychology. Marlene has travelled extensively throughout Australia and brings much of her knowledge and love of the country to her writing. Until recently, the focus of her work has been poetry.
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- Værker
- 1
- Medlemmer
- 9
- Popularitet
- #968,587
- Vurdering
- 4.3
- Anmeldelser
- 3
- ISBN
- 1
Whilst Ruth has a hard life - sometimes her misfortune just seems a little over the top - the book is not necessarily a depressing read. I actually really enjoyed it, the writing style was good and the story well developed, with some dark twists mixed in.
There was perhaps a little too much foreshadowing in some areas, which made it far too easy to guess what was going to happen, and the blurb gave away too much of the plot in my opinion, but apart from that it was a very good read. Ruth is a strong character, who could have easily been beaten down by the hardships she faces through her life,
Overall, I was very impressed by this book. I started reading it thinking I wasn't going to enjoy it, not being a massive fan of books set during the 1950s, but it turned out to be a rather moving novel, portraying a young girl from her late teens to adulthood and the hardships she goes through, with some shocking twists. I don't remember spotting any typos or grammatical errors and the writing flowed very well.
Also posted on my blog, Rinn Reads.… (mere)