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Maggie O'Farrell

MAGGIE O'FARRELL is the author of four previous novels, including the acclaimed The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, which was a B&N Recommends Pick, and After You'd Gone. Born in Northern Ireland in 1972, O'Farrell grew up in Wales and Scotland. She has two children. show more

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Portable Magic rated it

5 years ago

text Instructions for a Heatwave ★★★★★

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...

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Hall of Records rated it

11 years ago

text Instructions for a Heatwave - Maggie O'Farrell

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...

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The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews rated it

12 years ago

text Instructions for a Heatwave

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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