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Take a year in Soho and a house like no other....
From a woman grieving on New Year's Day to a Victorian maid's passion for poetry, from a wartime widower picking up the pieces of his life to a young musician with a dream, one magical house has witnessed the drama of people's lives for generations. Meet the unforgettable residents of Claxton Court and discover the remarkable ties that bind them together.
'The past, present and future all bleed into one another like watercolours on a canvas... time becomes irrelevant. The Time is Now is not Mrs Doyle... it is something very different from what has gone before, but it hints at a bright new direction for McLynn, the writer' Irish Independent
From a woman grieving on New Year's Day to a Victorian maid's passion for poetry, from a wartime widower picking up the pieces of his life to a young musician with a dream, one magical house has witnessed the drama of people's lives for generations. Meet the unforgettable residents of Claxton Court and discover the remarkable ties that bind them together.
'The past, present and future all bleed into one another like watercolours on a canvas... time becomes irrelevant. The Time is Now is not Mrs Doyle... it is something very different from what has gone before, but it hints at a bright new direction for McLynn, the writer' Irish Independent
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Pauline McLynn grew up in Galway, and first started acting while studying history of art at Trinity College, Dublin. She shot to fame playing the inimitable Mrs Doyle in Father Ted, and has appeared in numerous other film, television and stage roles. She divides her time between London and Dublin where she lives with her husband.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Pauline McLynn's books grew on me from the easy holiday reads of the three Leo Street yarns ('Something for the Weekend', 'Better than a Rest' and 'Right on Time') through into the more complex fare that followed.
I thoroughly enjoyed 'The Woman on the Bus' and admired the effective way that issues such as alcoholism (or living with the perpetual recovery) and unhappy relationships were dealt with. 'Summer in the City' and 'Bright Lights and Promises' both kept up the standard, but 'Missing you Already' with it's brilliant handling of living with an Alzheimer suffering parent cranked the standard higher still. Pauline McLynn was firmly in my list of authors whose works I would pre-order.
Following on from these positive experiences I pre-ordered her latest, 'The Time is Now' and received it in early June. Something of a departure for Ms McLynn, the book contains a group of interlinked stories of past and present with the common factor of a single address in Soho. Just as with her earlier books, I quickly became absorbed and swept along with the narratives of modern times and the past. Then I hit a third thread, 'the future'. Okay, the start of this section was not as enjoyable, and it took a bit of will power to keep reading. However the will power had just about run out by the end of this first 'future' section and the book lay gathering dust for a few weeks when I frankly couldn't be bothered to return to it.
After a break reading a few other books - even including a re-read of 'The Woman on the Bus' - I gave it another go from the point I had parked it and again found myself enjoying the further past and present threads. Encountering the next future segment, I was tempted to skip pages - not something I would usually consider for anything other than tedious textbooks.
The problem, dear reader, is probably mine. The majority of the book, I enjoyed, from her believable characters, through her delightful use of language and ear for dialogue, to the credible plots. Somehow though, the addition of the near-future sections somehow knocked the shine off it for me at least.
If you are already a fan, you will probably enjoy it anyway. If you have not yet made the acquaintance of Ms McLynn's books, best work your way through the others before trying this one.
I thoroughly enjoyed 'The Woman on the Bus' and admired the effective way that issues such as alcoholism (or living with the perpetual recovery) and unhappy relationships were dealt with. 'Summer in the City' and 'Bright Lights and Promises' both kept up the standard, but 'Missing you Already' with it's brilliant handling of living with an Alzheimer suffering parent cranked the standard higher still. Pauline McLynn was firmly in my list of authors whose works I would pre-order.
Following on from these positive experiences I pre-ordered her latest, 'The Time is Now' and received it in early June. Something of a departure for Ms McLynn, the book contains a group of interlinked stories of past and present with the common factor of a single address in Soho. Just as with her earlier books, I quickly became absorbed and swept along with the narratives of modern times and the past. Then I hit a third thread, 'the future'. Okay, the start of this section was not as enjoyable, and it took a bit of will power to keep reading. However the will power had just about run out by the end of this first 'future' section and the book lay gathering dust for a few weeks when I frankly couldn't be bothered to return to it.
After a break reading a few other books - even including a re-read of 'The Woman on the Bus' - I gave it another go from the point I had parked it and again found myself enjoying the further past and present threads. Encountering the next future segment, I was tempted to skip pages - not something I would usually consider for anything other than tedious textbooks.
The problem, dear reader, is probably mine. The majority of the book, I enjoyed, from her believable characters, through her delightful use of language and ear for dialogue, to the credible plots. Somehow though, the addition of the near-future sections somehow knocked the shine off it for me at least.
If you are already a fan, you will probably enjoy it anyway. If you have not yet made the acquaintance of Ms McLynn's books, best work your way through the others before trying this one.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
what a load of rubbish. i gave it 3 chapters its dire seriously dire, you learn little about the house, the historical references are fleeting and rushed. dont waste your money.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is not a very interestingly carved story but i am happy that I finished the book. It beautifully states that each of us have been given the gift of life. Athough there are different characters in different era- they all are looking for purpose in their life, they all are looking for peace within themselves and that the time is moving in it's own pace whether we move along with it or not.
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