- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Headline Review (7 Mar 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755325052
- ISBN-13: 978-0755325054
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,345,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Evening Herald
'A deeply satisfying, reflective read... Lively conversation and richly varied settings'
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Losing their parents in a freak war-time plane crash, Amelia and her fiercely angry, bereaved older sister are rescued by their aunt Lucy, and their grandparents, a wonderfully eccentric British couple from colonial India, who are also scarred by the war. Moving from 1940s Ireland, through post-war England, Malta and London in the 1960s and 1970s, Mary Stanley's new novel is a beautifully observant tale about survival, self-discovery and falling in love.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I cannot praise this novel highly enough. I began to read it at about 10pm one evening, not knowing what to expect, and finished it at 10am the next morning- I literally could not put it down. The plot is thrilling, the locations of the novel are vibrant and enticing, the characters are beautifully portrayed and the powerful and often dark themes and motifs are intelligently and sensitively dealt with. This book is by turns hilarious, darkly sinister and extremely moving and I would recommend it to anyone.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was already a fan of Mary Stanley having read 3 of her novels and Searching For Home has strenghtened my high opinion of her as a novelist. Once you start reading this book you won't stop. The book is beautifully written and is partially based in Malta.
She is now at the top of my favourite author lists and I look forward to scooping up another few of her books .
Future work her readers will await with great anticipation.
She is now at the top of my favourite author lists and I look forward to scooping up another few of her books .
Future work her readers will await with great anticipation.
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