While Isabel is convalescing from a difficult birth and resultant hysterectomy, her sister Nina comes to stay. This book revolves around the daughter of the local farmer and mother's help, Edward, Isabel's gay friend and confidant and Isabel's husband to whom Nina finds herself deeply attracted.
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`Thrilling ... a book to read in one enthralling sitting' The
Times
Times
`A writer of quiet deadly power ... it takes two paragraphs to hook you.
Don't resist' Time Out
`Dunmore's capacity for hauntingly psychological storytelling is on
brilliant display' Sunday Times
`Flies off the page, startling the reader with its brilliance' Financial
Times
`Electrifying' Daily Mail
About the Author
Helen Dunmore has published nine novels with Penguin: Zennor in
Darkness, which won the McKitterick Prize; Burning Bright; A Spell of
Winter, which won the Orange Prize; Talking to the Dead; Your Blue-Eyed
Boy; With Your Crooked Heart; The Siege, which was shortlisted for the 2001
Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and for the Orange Prize for Fiction
2002; Mourning Ruby and House of Orphans. She is also a poet, children's
novelist and short-story writer.
Darkness, which won the McKitterick Prize; Burning Bright; A Spell of
Winter, which won the Orange Prize; Talking to the Dead; Your Blue-Eyed
Boy; With Your Crooked Heart; The Siege, which was shortlisted for the 2001
Whitbread Novel of the Year Award and for the Orange Prize for Fiction
2002; Mourning Ruby and House of Orphans. She is also a poet, children's
novelist and short-story writer.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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'Talking to the Dead' has some of the most sensual, beautiful imagery I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Dunmore writes everyday yet detailed scenes and dialogue, and although the plot of the novel is good, for me it is the language which stands out. I have read this book several times and there are scenes which never fail to stand out to me, purely for the elegance of her language.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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This is by far one of the most enchanting books i have ever read. Dunmore provokes the reader with situations that should shock, but she does so with such sensitivity that the audience is compelled to empathise with the characters. She writes atmosphericaly and yet she is not over indulgent with her writing, the book is evocative and daring. I would recomend this book to anyone who has ever drawn breath, However more realisticaly it would probably apeal to a female reader, with a moderatly melencholic disposition. It is a superior book and she is an enormously talented writer.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A marvellous book, I couldn't put it down,and would really recommend it. Quite dark, and deals with a number of themes; sibling rivalry, love, betrayal, deceit, truth.
The two central characters- two sisters - are very well drawn. The dialogue is very believable, and the plot is utterly captivating. I have just bought two more of her novels which I hope are as good.
The two central characters- two sisters - are very well drawn. The dialogue is very believable, and the plot is utterly captivating. I have just bought two more of her novels which I hope are as good.
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Not totally convincing but still an interesting read
This is the fourth of Helen Dunmore's novels, first published in 1996, and the first of her works to be published in North America. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dr R
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TALKING TO THE DEAD
This book was a mesmerising read on so many levels; it is so well written that you can imagine every scene she describes; the heat of that long, hot summer bounces off the page and... Read more
Published on 14 May 2011 by whitevanwoman
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Fairly good
I found this book to be fairly enjoyable. It kept me turning the pages and I did want to find out what happens however the main character I found to be devoid of any real human... Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2010 by Rama
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A knot too tightly twisted to unravel ...
Written from the perspective of one of the sisters, the reader is thrown into the chaos of a confusing, broken family with dark secrets hidden in the past. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2010 by Anne Bradshaw
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Twisting, Teasing, Tantalising Tale Telling
Wow this book is a stunner. You keep thinking you've got the answer, then - all changes - but - at the very end the absolute truth revealed... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by Mrs. Katharine Kirby
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intriguing
Helen Dunmore focusses on family relations, in this case two sisters that share a secret and much more. Read more
Published on 14 April 2001
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