by Maggie O'Farrell
It seems like a long time since I have read a good book with uncomplicated pleasure. I enjoyed the way the author lets the truths of each character and their histories and the story's events drop into place, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle slowly fitting together until the full image is finally compl...
A father goes missing and a family has to reunite and face their differences and overcome their grievances in order to solve the puzzle of what might have happened and where he might have gone off to.This as far as I would go in summarising the plot of this novel. I salute the people who wrote the s...
O'Farrell once again proves that she's a master of character development. The tenuous relationships of this family unfold like a flower coming into bloom, and is certainly well worth the read. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/08/10/steaming-open-a-familys-pandoras-b...
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I love Maggie O'Farrells books - but not this one. Too many stereotyped characters centred around a 'typical' Irish family. Just not interested.
I love Maggie O'Farrell, and was very excited when I found out she had a new book coming out. But I absolutely could not wait for the scheduled June release in the U.S. Thank you, Amazon UK!This is probably Ms. O'Farrell's most mature offering. Not that her previous books had been even remotely a...
3.5 stars Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O Farrell is a very enjoyable and entertaining novel and I was really excited to read this book having loved [b:The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox|250729|The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox|Maggie O'Farrell|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348843114s/250729.jp...
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