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Woman & Home
‘Truly frightening’
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A chilling depiction of revenge and the forces of evil.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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Gillian White writes in such an easy flowing comprehensable language.....talented and wordly with a touch of humour and a pinch of sarcasm! Perfect poetic English mixed with common phrases and unexpected twists.
I was interested by the introduction on the book leaf......Intrigued even.....maybe even shocked a little!.....
I was appalled throughout chapter 2 and 3.......
I shared Shelleys anguish as a Mother, her fears, her love for her child.....
I trod alongside her, questioning my closeness from time to time, despairing in my understanding..........Sharing in her shame.....Thinking I knew her well at times only to be horrified by some of her actions, actions she found to be "normal".....
My heart leapt so hard at times, it made the pages move as I held the book close to me....
Many times I felt I had to put it down.....Just so I could breath........But only seconds would pass before I felt the need to pick it up again!
I have alot of trouble remembering the details of real life, let alone ficticious dribble.......and yet, I remembered them all...Every character.....Not once did I have to flip my pages backwards to "double check", not once was a scene not perfectly painted within my mind for me through type....Not for a moment did I have difficulty believing the actions of a character or the acurateness of an extremely well described place or item.
It is ....Without a doubt......THE best book I have ever read.
It left me feeling drained, broader minded, challenged, pity, hopeful and sadder than I ever thought would be possible during chapter one......
...most of all it left me feeling gutted that I had come to the end of such an expertly thought out, well composed, easy to read piece of excellence!
I want more!
Gillian White writes in such an easy flowing comprehensable language.....talented and wordly with a touch of humour and a pinch of sarcasm! Perfect poetic English mixed with common phrases and unexpected twists.
I was interested by the introduction on the book leaf......Intrigued even.....maybe even shocked a little!.....
I was appalled throughout chapter 2 and 3.......
I shared Shelleys anguish as a Mother, her fears, her love for her child.....
I trod alongside her, questioning my closeness from time to time, despairing in my understanding..........Sharing in her shame.....Thinking I knew her well at times only to be horrified by some of her actions, actions she found to be "normal".....
My heart leapt so hard at times, it made the pages move as I held the book close to me....
Many times I felt I had to put it down.....Just so I could breath........But only seconds would pass before I felt the need to pick it up again!
I have alot of trouble remembering the details of real life, let alone ficticious dribble.......and yet, I remembered them all...Every character.....Not once did I have to flip my pages backwards to "double check", not once was a scene not perfectly painted within my mind for me through type....Not for a moment did I have difficulty believing the actions of a character or the acurateness of an extremely well described place or item.
It is ....Without a doubt......THE best book I have ever read.
It left me feeling drained, broader minded, challenged, pity, hopeful and sadder than I ever thought would be possible during chapter one......
...most of all it left me feeling gutted that I had come to the end of such an expertly thought out, well composed, easy to read piece of excellence!
I want more!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Once again Gillian White excells.....
The story is as ever quick to "get into" and "unputdownable".
Compared to others in her field - Gillian White is in my opinion - the current "Queen" of story telling.
Once again she creates character dimensions so true to life, you immediately feel drawn to their plight.
In this tale, a single mother doing what she thinks is best in a situation that - as each page turns - gets more and more out of her control. The story reports real life, uncomfortable facts and human emotions in a way only Ms White can...... if you only buy one book this Autumn - it must be this book.
The story is as ever quick to "get into" and "unputdownable".
Compared to others in her field - Gillian White is in my opinion - the current "Queen" of story telling.
Once again she creates character dimensions so true to life, you immediately feel drawn to their plight.
In this tale, a single mother doing what she thinks is best in a situation that - as each page turns - gets more and more out of her control. The story reports real life, uncomfortable facts and human emotions in a way only Ms White can...... if you only buy one book this Autumn - it must be this book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Must Read!
This was my first foray into the writing of Gillian White and it certainly won't be my last!
From the opening page both the plot and excellent characterisation draw you into... Read more
From the opening page both the plot and excellent characterisation draw you into... Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by Dollywagon
It deserves 10 stars!
Fabulous book by Gillian White, possibly the best of this author's work to date. I have read nearly all her books and without any doubt this was exceptional. Read more
Published on 6 July 2008 by littleskippy
Exciting stuff
A breath taking roller coaster of a read that has you by the throat within moments. What would you do? Read more
Published on 14 April 2008 by Mrs. Katharine Kirby
What a Book! What a Writer!
I'm not very good at writing reviews, but had add my 5* and say how much I loved this book..
Closed the last page last night, but find I'm still thinking about all that... Read more
Closed the last page last night, but find I'm still thinking about all that... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2006
Outstanding!!!!
I could not put this book down. Gillian White has a knack of drawing you into the story, at times making you want to cry out and help or give advice. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2006 by Melanie Copland
WOW...What a good read....
'Refuge' would not of been the first choice of read for me, but with everyone saying how good it was I had to read it..... Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2004 by "marbletiara"
A can't put down book
This was a totally awsome book...You feel for the mother, you feel for the boy, you feel for the baby....it was amazing the twist at the end... Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2004 by wabit
The mother's tragedy
I read this novel in one evening as I couldn't wait to learn what happened to the boy Joey. Apart from being a psychologically gripping read, it portrayed so realistically the... Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2003 by E. A. Chan
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