- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Fourth Estate (5 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007250444
- ISBN-13: 978-0007250448
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,209,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for ‘Eve Green’:
‘Few coming of age novels have the beguiling power of this one…its lyrical intensity reminiscent of Laurie Lee, this is a precisely observed, immensely compelling and ultimately redemptive first novel.’ Sunday Times
‘Evokes with a beguiling lyrical muscularity the peaks and troughs in the life of seven-year-old Evie.’ Guardian
‘Susan Fletcher is a gifted storyteller.’ Independent
‘An exceptional debut of grace and subtlety.’ Robert McCrum, Observer
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'A mysterious, elemental and, at times, beautifully poetic
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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Sixteen-year-old Amy is in a coma. Her sister, Moira, sits beside her telling her about how sorry she is to not have been a better person, or sister, and is seeking forgiveness. She feels it's her fault that Amy is in hospital and is seeking redemption through her conversations with her. Moira talks about how unkind she has been in her life and the cruelties that she has committed. However, life hasn't always been good to her either and she has suffered at the hands of other people. Moira was an only child until the age of 11, and felt abandoned when Amy came into her life. Shut away at boarding school her resentment grew. She had to cope with the torments of her roommates and led a lonely life until she met the guy who was to become her husband. We also meet Aunt Matilda, who is another lonely character, who is filled with a sense of false happiness and is desperate for love but never quite finding it.
This is a dark tale of envy, loss, loneliness and betrayal, with love and trust being the most desired of all the emotions.
Susan Fletcher spins a story so fluidly that she makes me feel as if I am sitting beside her listening, rather than reading the words from a page. She has a wonderful way of drawing the reader in with her opening sentences and leaving them unable to put the book down.
This is a dark tale of envy, loss, loneliness and betrayal, with love and trust being the most desired of all the emotions.
Susan Fletcher spins a story so fluidly that she makes me feel as if I am sitting beside her listening, rather than reading the words from a page. She has a wonderful way of drawing the reader in with her opening sentences and leaving them unable to put the book down.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have not read Eve Green and bought this book on impulse while standing in a queue one day for something else.
I found it quite dark but although Moira is a difficult character to warm to it is easy to see how nature and nurture combined to form her into the teenager and adult that she becomes.
Kept in the dark about the prospect of a sibling until one lately arrives into her life at the age of 11 Moira undertakes her first "cruel" act, cutting off her nose to spite her face and choosing to go to boarding school almost as far away from her parents as she can. At this point in her life at 11, surely her parents could have stopped her? Feeling unwanted and unloved she enters a difficult school life and withdraws into herself.
Entering adulthood she still struggles to feel worthy of being loved, you would have to be a remarkably confident person to never have had that feeling surely?
The story is told in the 1st and 3rd person by Moira and it is only in her telling that she realises how cruel she has been, and how detached she has been from her parents, her husband and her sister.
There are elements of Moira in all of us - loneliness, feeling unloved, jealousy. This book deals primarily with the negative aspects of Moira's life which makes for a dark read.
The descriptions of the school, the seas, the characters made it a real escape for me. I felt myself beside Moira every step of the way.
I look forward to the next novel and plan to read Eve Green soon.
I found it quite dark but although Moira is a difficult character to warm to it is easy to see how nature and nurture combined to form her into the teenager and adult that she becomes.
Kept in the dark about the prospect of a sibling until one lately arrives into her life at the age of 11 Moira undertakes her first "cruel" act, cutting off her nose to spite her face and choosing to go to boarding school almost as far away from her parents as she can. At this point in her life at 11, surely her parents could have stopped her? Feeling unwanted and unloved she enters a difficult school life and withdraws into herself.
Entering adulthood she still struggles to feel worthy of being loved, you would have to be a remarkably confident person to never have had that feeling surely?
The story is told in the 1st and 3rd person by Moira and it is only in her telling that she realises how cruel she has been, and how detached she has been from her parents, her husband and her sister.
There are elements of Moira in all of us - loneliness, feeling unloved, jealousy. This book deals primarily with the negative aspects of Moira's life which makes for a dark read.
The descriptions of the school, the seas, the characters made it a real escape for me. I felt myself beside Moira every step of the way.
I look forward to the next novel and plan to read Eve Green soon.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The author said that her heroine, Moira, was 'complicated damaged and tricky to like'. The book is beautifully written but I found Moira to be so selfish that I couldn't like her at all. She had an unhappy childhood and a lonely time at school, but never made the slightest attempt to make friends or to get on with other people. She was frequently quite cruel and was completely self obsessed.
This, together with the fact that none of the other characters (with the exception of Moira's husband Ray) were particularly likeable, made the book, for me, almost impossible to read.
I read Oystercatchers Over Christmas and can honestly say that I certainly wouldn't have finished the book had this not been the last unread book in my house.
This, together with the fact that none of the other characters (with the exception of Moira's husband Ray) were particularly likeable, made the book, for me, almost impossible to read.
I read Oystercatchers Over Christmas and can honestly say that I certainly wouldn't have finished the book had this not been the last unread book in my house.
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No, no, no.
A really unpleasant book. The main protagonist is a self-absorbed bore, whose cruelty to her young sister is appalling as is her flagrant disregard of her loving parents. Read more
Published 2 months ago by I. Jane Pennington
Beautiful, lyrical writing
I had read "Eve Green" when it came out, and enjoyed it, so thought I would try another Susan Fletcher novel. Read more
Published 4 months ago by bookworm100
well written but depressing
Moira was jealous of her baby sister, Amy, from the moment she was born. Unlike most big sisters her feelings never changed and she was downright mean to Amy. Read more
Published 8 months ago by SusieH
and the point was?
The book tells the story of Moira, sitting by the hospital bed of her sister Amy. Moira is telling the story of her life, her schooldays, her love of the sea, her marriage to Ray,... Read more
Published on 7 May 2009 by J. Turner
The oystercatchers
This is one of the most affecting and marvellously written books I have ever read. Part of it is set in Pembrokeshire, and part of it in Norfolk, and being from Norfolk myself, it... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2008 by jayne hansard
A rare treat
This was a truly remarkable read - it was beautifully written and superbly observed (if that is the right description for fiction). Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2008 by Sian
Loved it
I just wanted to say that I agree with all the positive things written about this book
It took a little time to get into, but was well worth the effort. Read more
It took a little time to get into, but was well worth the effort. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2008 by Mother Bird
Beautifully written, wholly engrossing
I read Susan Fletcher's Eve Green after it was recommended to me, and I knew after reading it that I would be a lifelong fan of her poetic style of writing. Read more
Published on 26 May 2008 by Lauren Thomas
Very slow, although beautifully written.
I found this book very slow. There was lots of repetition, for example, the house with the green door. Read more
Published on 10 April 2008 by Holly
Dark, poetic, compelling
I had eagerly awaited this book because I so enjoyed `Eve Green' - as much for the poetry of Susan Fletcher's language as for the story itself. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2008 by Suzie
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