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A lifetime burning (Paperback)

by Linda Gillard (Author)
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  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: Transita (16 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1905175256
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905175253
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 279,181 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Lochcarron Reading Group, NW Scotland

"Disturbing themes sensitively explored... an emotional avalanche."


Lovereading.com, July '06

"An absolute page-turner! I could not put this book down and read it over a weekend."
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, 18 Nov 2006
By J. Harper "Jenny Harper" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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I loved Linda Gillard's first book, Emotional Geology. It was well written, evocative and moving. But in A Lifetime Burning she has moved her writing up several gears. This is a multi-layered story with complex characters whose problems we live through every step of the way.
Twins Flora and Rory are beautifully drawn from the moment they walk onto the page as toddlers and the twists and turns of their relationship over the years, while hardly predictable, are utterly believable.
How can a book about such difficult themes be so absorbing and easy to read?
This is fabulous writing. Tell your friends.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Second Novel!, 12 May 2007
One of my favourite reads so far this year and in my opinion even better than the author's excellent debut novel `Emotional Geology'.

With this second novel I feel that Linda Gillard has established herself as an author to be watched by those who enjoy contemporary literature.
The story of the Dunbar's and their complicated familial relationships will stay with me, long after I finished reading. It is a disturbing but compelling tale as one is drawn into the lives of the family members.

The jumping backwards and forwards in time of the narrative I at first found confusing and had me flicking back and forth checking points. However for me this style added considerably to the understanding, because of the complexity of the story. I am intrigued as to how Linda Gillard tackled the writing of these different sections? Anyway the technique works very well with Flora's narrative starting the novel with her own funeral and then continuing to be inserted throughout.

I admire Linda for tackling such a difficult theme so sensitively without causing angst.

I feel that I could say more but not without spoiling the plot for those who have yet to read this.

I am now encouraging family, friends, Bookcrossers and others to read the work of this brilliant new author if they have not already discovered her themselves.

Thanks Linda for a very enjoyable few hours immersed in the life of the Dunbar's. I am very much looking forward to the publication of your third novel.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Haunting family Drama beautifully written, 12 Jan 2007
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This is an astonishingly good book, a well written family saga with plenty of twists. I don't know how to really describe this book without giving away too many secrets. I enjoyed it so much , and defy anyone to be able to put it down once they have picked it up. Although I did find it is hard to like some of the characters, they are fully rounded fallible characters and very real for that. It is a book of controversial themes, which may not appeal to everyone, but these are explored with honesty and understnading. The author has managed to create a complex troubled family, that we follow over a period of more than fifty years. This is a well written page turner, which sensitively handles its difficult themes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Piece of Writing
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Published 5 months ago by Nicola

5.0 out of 5 stars An astonishingly great read!! Highly recommended.
An astonishing read!!

Well what can I say? This is the third of Linda's novels I have read and although very different in style to the other two she has once again... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Will stay with me for a lifetime
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5.0 out of 5 stars An emotional highlight of my reading year...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to put down
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best depiction of twins I've read!
I don't want to tell you too much about the plot of Gillard's novel, for three reasons. Firstly, it will ruin genuine shocks and surprises which enhance the reading no end and add... Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2007 by Simon Thomas

5.0 out of 5 stars The characters are with me still! Something here for everyone
This book is amazing. Like Linda's other book Emotional Geology I was hooked from the very first page. A must read! .... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2007 by Molyneux

5.0 out of 5 stars I Had High Hopes For A Lifetime Burning.....I Wasnt Dissapointed!
Having read Linda Gillards first novel Emotional Geology (in 24 hours as i loved it so much) i had very high hopes for A Lifetime Burning.... Read more
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