The Herbalist
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781844883042 (1844883043)
ASIN: 1844883043
Publish date: 2013-06-06
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
When I saw the cover of 'The herbalist' I knew straight away that it would be a tale of 1950's Ireland. When I picked it up, I had a feeling that it would be a brilliant read! I wasn't wrong! 'The herbalist' is one of the most compelling stories I've read by an Irish author in a very long time. Ea...
When the herbalist appears out of nowhere and sets out his stall in the market square he brings excitement to Emily’s dull midlands town. The teenager is enchanted – the glamorous visitor can be a Clark Gable to her Jean Harlow, a Fred to her Ginger, a man to make her forget her lowly status in this...
It was a bit of a slow starter that ended up picking up pace towards the last quarter.From a pure plot point of view this a good story. There were a few points I would query though.Ireland in the 30s would have without a doubt had a Catholic priest running the show in the villages. Nothing happened ...
“You wouldn’t know it but it’s my story. You won’t find me in the column inches. You won’t find me in the newsprint. You’ll find me in the gaps, the commas, the full stops – the small dark spaces where one thing led to another.”Although the quote above relates specifically to one of the characters i...
A very easy four stars. Almost five.This story starts slow and builds and builds and builds. It is fantastically written and the prose is so lyrical that it felt at times as though I were reading a poem. The writing itself grows and by the end you feel as though you're reading a different book entir...
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