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Disquiet - Julia Leigh
Disquiet
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Olivia arrives at her mother?s chateau in rural France (the first time in more than a decade) with her two young children in tow. Soon the family is joined by Olivia?s brother Marcus and his wife Sophie?but this reunion is far from joyful. After years of desperately wanting a baby, Sophie has... show more
Olivia arrives at her mother?s chateau in rural France (the first time in more than a decade) with her two young children in tow. Soon the family is joined by Olivia?s brother Marcus and his wife Sophie?but this reunion is far from joyful. After years of desperately wanting a baby, Sophie has just given birth to a stillborn child, and she is struggling to overcome her devastation. Meanwhile, Olivia wrestles with her own secrets about the cruel and violent man she married many years before. Exquisitely written and reminiscent of Ian McEwan and J. M. Coetzee, Disquiet is a darkly beautiful and atmospheric story that will linger in the mind long after the final page is turned.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780143113508 (014311350X)
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 122
Edition language: English
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TheBecks
TheBecks rated it
I picked this one up on a whim at the library, drawn in by the title and the cover, which is beautiful. Unfortunately, I don't think that the story really lived up to the expectations I formed based on them. An abused woman flees her "Murderer", or her abusive husband, with their two kids, and takes...
Unabridged Chick
Unabridged Chick rated it
Can I say it was engrossing and trite? At times, it felt like it tried too hard; other moments, I felt quite caught up in the story and language.
Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it
3.0
AND AFTER THINKING I have downgraded the stars. The writing is good, but the subject matter, well I didn't learn much of anything. It just isn't my favorite type of book. AFTER READING: Very good writing. This is poetry in prose form. All books here on GoodReads have a short descriptive paragraph, b...
Constantly Moving the Bookmark
Constantly Moving the Bookmark rated it
1.0 Disquiet
This is a short (121 page) book described as "delicately poetic and richly imagined, Julia Leigh’s new novella is both strange and estranged – a mesmerizing vision of a family in extremis." I thought it was definitely strange! I only continued reading this book because it was so short and I kept hop...
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