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Ladataan... The Deception of Livvy Higgs (vuoden 2012 painos)Tekijä: Donna Morrissey (Tekijä)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. The Deception of Livvy Higgs was simply fantastic. It might be the best book I've read so far this year. Donna Morrissey's prose was haunting and lyrical. I didn't know that a story about an old lady could have me so captivated. ( ) One of the best books I have read in awhile. It warmed my heart while keeping me wondering how Livvy's past and present met. I loved the way the story was unraveled, and even though it jumped from present to past it was never confusing, it always flowed smoothly. I don't reread many books, but I will definitely pick this up again. It's a good cold weather book too. I was not a big fan of this book or the writing style. I didn't like the characters and never felt a connection to any of them. I frequently thought, "just get on with it already!" The last quarter of the book did pick up somewhat, but I still felt as though I had to force myself to continue. I've read several reviews praising the voices in the story and the descriptive phrasing. Unfortunately, if this had not been an Evergreen nomination, I would have put it down long ago. Just not my type of book. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
For two traumatic days, Livvy Higgs is besieged by a series of small heart attacks while the ghost of her younger self leads her back through a past devastated by lies and secrets. The story opens in Halifax in 2009, travels back to the French Shore of Newfoundland during the mid-thirties and the heyday of the Maritime shipping industry, makes its way to wartorn Halifax during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II, then leaps ahead to the bedside of the elder Livvy. Caught between a troubled past, and her present and worsening living conditions, Livvy is forced to pick apart the lies and secrets told by her greedy, prideful father, Durwin Higgs, who judges her a failure, and her formidable Grandmother Creed, who has mysteriously aligned herself with Livvy's father, despite their mutual hatred. Tending to Livvy during her illness is her young next-door neighbour, Gen, a single mother, social-work student, and part-time drug dealer. Overnight, a violent scene embroils the two in each other's lives in a manner that will entwine them forever. In The Deception of Livvy Higgs, the inimitable Morrissey has written a powerful tale, the Stone Angel of the East Coast. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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