Christina Mckenna
Autor(a) de The Misremembered Man
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Obras por Christina Mckenna
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- female
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 9
- Membros
- 550
- Popularidade
- #45,355
- Avaliação
- 3.5
- Críticas
- 26
- ISBN
- 26
- Línguas
- 2
The chapters alternate between the comical present and Jamie’s grim, traumatic and dark upbringing in a 1930s Catholic orphanage, abused and mistreated by the nuns and priests. These chapters were a harrowing read and not for the faint-hearted and probably too much for me. It was at times a sharp juxtaposition between the humourous brogue of Jamie’s neighbours, and then the dank, fetid evil of the orphanage.
This was a well-written read which captures the lilt of rural Northern Irish dialogue brilliantly, but be prepared for the heavier themes, and don’t go in expecting a gentle romance, it is not a romance novel at all. 4 stars.… (mais)