The Sister
Born into a long line of distinguished lepidopterists, scientists who study moths and butterflies, Ginny and Vivien grew up in a sprawling Victorian home. Forty-seven years later, Ginny lives there alone, tending to her moths and obsessions amid the ghosts of her past.But when her sister Vivien...
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Born into a long line of distinguished lepidopterists, scientists who study moths and butterflies, Ginny and Vivien grew up in a sprawling Victorian home. Forty-seven years later, Ginny lives there alone, tending to her moths and obsessions amid the ghosts of her past.But when her sister Vivien returns to the crumbling family mansion, dark, unspoken secrets rise, disrupting Ginny's ordered life and threatening the family's fragile peace. Told in Ginny's unforgettable voice, this debut novel tells a disquieting story of two sisters and the ties that bind-sometimes a little too tightly.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307388315 (030738831X)
Publish date: July 7th 2009
Publisher: Anchor
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Family,
Contemporary,
Gothic
This book talks a great deal about moths and lepidoptery practices, along with a parallel heart touching story of two sisters. Both going through a series of events, and tragedies, which are incomparable with each other. The elder sister Virginia, is an established professional scientist but an alie...
Two sisters meet again after years of estrangement. The air is heavy with resentment and grudges. We learn the story from Ginny the narrator. We hope to get the unbiased account of events because Ginny is supposed to be the reasonable and sensible one, the scientist. Sometimes later we, of course, r...
In this dark, yet fascinating story, two estranged sisters, drawn to each other like moths to a flame, show just how dangerous such a reunion can be. Read my review of this excellent debut novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/08/16/that-which-emerges-from-her-cocoons/
A fascinating debut novel from an author with enormous promise, The Behaviour Of Moths is the neo-gothic story of a dysfunctional family told from the viewpoint of the obsessional, deluded and probably autistic elder daughter, Virginia. Set in a huge, crumbling mansion in Dorset, the narrative focus...
Overall, it was an interesting story. It was definitely a page turner--I don't think I would read it again, but it did make you want to keep reading. Some parts of the story were a little far-fetched, but that doesn't make or break a book for me. So...I would say that it is an entertaining novel--no...
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