Kathy Page
Autor(a) de Dear Evelyn
About the Author
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Obras por Kathy Page
Associated Works
Wild Women: Contemporary Short Stories by Women Celebrating Women (1994) — Contribuidor — 150 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Page, Kathy
- Data de nascimento
- 1958-04-08
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- UK (birth)
Canada - Local de nascimento
- London, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Educação
- York University (BA)
University of East Anglia (MA, creative writing) - Ocupações
- writer
- Agente
- Lesley Thorne (Aitken Alexander Associates)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 16
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 320
- Popularidade
- #73,923
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 12
- ISBN
- 50
- Línguas
- 3
I found the beginning years more carefully drawn- once they have their children, time skips right along. A parent to three myself, I understand that this does really happen (I have absolutely no memory of the late 80’s, early 90’s for example), but I found myself yearning for a few more details between decades.
Harry loves Evelyn much more than she loves him- her feelings are rarely mentioned, unless they are annoyance, and their relationship seems to be one of her complaining and him meeting any of her desires. I felt for him. I wanted to feel for her, but her waspishness reminded me of the bitterness I developed during my marriage...something that I rejected and fled.
The war scenes are especially gripping and carry the weight of this novel. The author says she used some of of her father’s letters to her mother when he was deployed as research- perhaps this is why this section reads the truest.
I found Evelyn a bit tiresome (as was Harry) - but I felt sorrier for Harry, especially as he is placed in a home.
Worth a read. I gulped it back in one evening. It held my attention throughout. Clever scene and time cutting made the story run along.… (mais)