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Ada Williams is looking back on a life that has somehow gone wrong. She has all the power and wealth that she once thought but has hardened her heart after losing the one man she really loved, and is all alone except for her grasping, hostile son Peter. He in turn is impatiently awaiting her death and his inheritance of her fortune. In contrast, Sylvia and Jim Bolton and their family in nearby Blackburn live a hand-to-mouth existence, but have their lives enriched by the love they share and the friendship of the neighbours. Events take a shocking turn for all protagonists one night in 1932, when Sylvia's children find her being throttled by a stranger who has broken into the house. Fire and death destroy the family. But the reader wonders what the sinister connection is between this tragedy and Ada Williams and her son, and why the Bolton family's grandfather cried out for Ada in a fever after the catastrophe. Soon Ada's youthful mistakes assume great importance for them all.
It is the fashion in which Cox draws together all these disparate strands that makes her storytelling so involving, along with her narrative skills:
The door was open, and that in itself was odd. Always, after they'd gone to bed, their mam would close the parlour door. With her heart thundering in her chest, Ellie looked into the parlour--and gasped in horror at what she saw...Cox's committed, meticulously detailed novels have achieved a considerable following for her powerful storytelling acumen, but the real secret lies in the characterisation of the protagonists. She is able to ring the changes most satisfyingly, so that even if her readers find the elements that they've enjoyed in previous books, there is always sufficient ingenuity in fashioning new plots that makes each book a fresh experience. Let It Shine finds all the standard Cox ingredients in place. --Barry Forshaw
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'Cox's talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell' - Daily Mail
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Absolutely brilliant. Right from the start I could not put this book down. I went through all emotions from smiling feeling angry, having tears in my eyes back to smiling again. Another good story from Josephine Cox. Can't wait for her next book to be published
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
From the very beginning this books grabs you - it made me laugh, cry and shout for joy!
Basically the story is about the Bolton family and the book opens with the death of 2 of its family members the story then unfolds and as the remaining family members each try to rebuild their lives all the time vowing to find the person responsible for the death of Sylvia and Jim.
At the same time the story switches to Ada and her son Peter Williams whom live quite different lives from the Bolton family,
Basically the story is about the Bolton family and the book opens with the death of 2 of its family members the story then unfolds and as the remaining family members each try to rebuild their lives all the time vowing to find the person responsible for the death of Sylvia and Jim.
At the same time the story switches to Ada and her son Peter Williams whom live quite different lives from the Bolton family,
and so the story continues until eventually to two familys come face to face.
Fantastic reading - could not put this one down, quite fast paced but perfectly so.
I have never read any others by Josephine Cox but will certainly look for her in the future.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book last night and have not been able to put it down, just finished it and have gone through so many different emotions. First your laughing , the next tears, the next anger. Then it all happens all over again. Fantastic read, just hope she continues to publish more books like this. I am also from Blackburn, Lancs and Josephine describes everything in so much detail you can almost imagine being in that very place.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
this is good
I haven't read any books by Josephine Cox and when my mother gave it to me I just thought oh why not
I read this book in a day (which is not what I would usually do). Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2004 by Alison
I really enjoyed this book
I really enjoyed this book, I found that the novel was quick paced. Of course there is a villian but he got his come uppance. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2002
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