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EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY [Kindle Edition]

Linda Gillard (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
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A passionate, off-beat love story set on the bleak and beautiful island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides.

Rose Leonard is on the run from her life.

Haunted by her turbulent past, she takes refuge in a remote Hebridean island community where she cocoons herself in work, silence and solitude in a house by the sea. Life and new love are offered by friends, her estranged daughter and most of all by Calum, a fragile younger man who has his own demons to exorcise.

But does Rose, with her tenuous hold on sanity, have the courage to say "Yes" to life and put her past behind her?...


Shortlisted for the WAVERTON GOOD READ AWARD 2006
Runner-up for PURE PASSION (North West Libraries' award promoting romantic fiction.)

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Praise for EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY...
"I dropped everything to read it. Read it that very night, in fact. In one solid chunk. I had things to do, sleep to get, work to wake up for, and yet none of it mattered and nothing could tear me away from this breathtaking story... I've been dreaming of Scotland for the past several nights and I have this book to thank for it."
ANGIEVILLE (US book blog)

“The emotional power makes this reviewer reflect on how Charlotte and Emily Bronte might have written if they were living and writing now.”
NORTHWORDS NOW

“A book about madness, memory and mountaineering that defies categorisation. A love story filled with passion and paint-stripping honesty.” HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ARTS JOURNAL

“Lyrical, intriguing and haunting.” ISLA DEWAR (Women Talking Dirty)

"Complex and important issues are played out in the windswept beauty of a Hebridean island setting, with a hero who is definitely in the Mr Darcy league!"

"What I most liked about it was the writer's evident love for fabric, handiwork of various kinds and the way she brings a whole landscape to life. I'm looking forward to her next."ADELE GERAS (Facing the Light)

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 444 KB
  • Print Length: 388 pages
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0055T357G
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #9,627 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 3 Mar 2012
By Kew TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was one of those books that I couldn't put down. I found it a fascinating read as we gradually find out what has happened in the past. I also enjoyed the three different perspectives that the story was written in - from Rose's perspective, from an onlooker's perspective, and from deep inside Rose's mind. I also enjoyed the way that my original views of characters get challenged as the story progresses. I view this as one of the best books that I have read on my kindle.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Original, different and simply wonderful 8 May 2013
By Mrs. Deborah Young
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
When a friend recommended this writer to me, I chose to read Emotional Geology first because it offered lots of ingredients guaranteed to draw me in: the intruiguing Hebrides, where I'd recently holidayed; a love of textiles and quilting; the brooding presence of the Munros and hillwalking (my Scottish husband's passion); plus a beautiful, evocative image of the Highlands & Islands on the cover (even though I was planning to read it on a monochrome Kindle!) The theme of bipolar was not so much a draw in itself, but its balanced view from within of what it is like to live with that disorder added further interest and poignancy to this rewarding story.

It's a moving tale of a woman damaged by past loves and losses and her attempt to face a meaningful future.

I adored the style in which the complex tale was slowly, meticulously unfolded. It was intelligent, controlled, and masterful: I felt I was putty in the author's hands. It is certainly one of the best books I've read this year, and I'm now going to work my way through the rest of her books (and I'm glad to know that she's writing more - always good to find that a writer you enjoy is prolific!) Even though they sound quite different in some ways, I'm sure they'll be well worth reading.

By the way, having read quite a few books set in the Hebrides, both fiction and autobiographical, I felt this was one that the locals would appreciate - respectful, honest about the harshness of the conditions there, yet celebratory of their lifestyle and never ever patronising, as some books about the islands have been. If the Scottish Tourist Board isn't already selling this book in its shops, it's missing a trick!

It's also one of those books that once I'd read it on Kindle, I just had to buy the paperback too, not only because it will look beautiful on my bookshelf (Kindle, much as I love you, you're no use on that score) but because I know it's a book I'll want to dip into again, to re-read and to show and recommend to my friends.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard 24 Aug 2011
By Nikki Bywater
Format:Kindle Edition
Rose Leonard moves to the remote Gaelic speaking island of North Uist, off the west coast of Scotland. She wants to embrace the silence and solitude of the island and be alone, she wants to escape from her past and have a fresh start. Rose is an intelligent and very creative woman. She occupies her time by making textile art from leftover scraps of material. This is what Rose does to relax and she tries to use this to help heal her self from the past. However, her memories and the past she is trying to escape are haunting her.

She meets Calum who lives on the island a published poet and climber who is now working as a teacher. They become friends and there is an attraction between them. They decide to work on a project together. When Rose's daughter arrives to stay, we learn more about Rose and her past. Calum cares deeply for Rose but he has his own demons to exorcise from the past. Can they put the past behind them and move forward with their lives?

Emotional Geology is a great read; it has two great characters that really pull you into the story. I read the book from cover to cover. What I like about this book is the way that poetry is used throughout the story, this really helps you to get inside Rose's head and help you to understand how she is feeling and thinking. The characters are interesting and the more the story unfolds the more you learn about their pasts. A really great storyline that is written in a honest and sensitive way that I am sure many readers can relate to the issues that come up in this story. Another great story from Linda Gillard.
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5.0 out of 5 stars First Class
This was a fascinating and engaging book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was complete change from genres I usually read and it was thought provoking, funny, sad and heartening. Read more
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Second of Linda's novels I have read. I really enjoyed it, I could also relate to some of Roses' thoughts and feelings. Read more
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I read the reviews and decided to try this book as I have never read Linda Gillard before. Yes I was into the read from the first page and enjoyed it very much.
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A fascinating book and hard to put down, set in a beautiful part of the world. Definitely one to keep and read again.
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I don't very often abandon a book more than 3/4 of the way through but I just realised one morning that I couldn't care less what happened! Read more
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Rose is a woman on the run - not from a physical enemy but from her memories and the skeletons in her closet. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Marie
3.0 out of 5 stars struggled to get into it
This book had so many good reviews so I was looking forward to reading it, but I have given up fairly early as it hasn't grabbed me. Perhaps I need to try again!
Published 4 months ago by Emma
5.0 out of 5 stars I just loved this book...
....this was the second Linda Gillard book I've read, and I loved it. The story is set in the North Uist - the fabulous descriptions of the area unfolded like a film, and the... Read more
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