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'McCann has in buckets whatever mysterious quality keeps a reader wide-eyed well after he'd planned to turn out the light.' --Lionel Shriver
'A powerfully imagined, beautifully written and viscerally atmospheric story of superstition and family division.' --Sunday Times
'Intensely enjoyable.' --Guardian
'A powerfully imagined, beautifully written and viscerally atmospheric story of superstition and family division.' --Sunday Times
'Intensely enjoyable.' --Guardian
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The passionate, thrilling and hugely satisfying quest for the dark truth at the heart of a 17th Century English family.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
17th century England, twenty or so years after the Civil War. Jonathan Dymond is a young man, a cider maker with a conventional and rather dull life. This changes when his dying uncle sends for his father and Jonathan discovers a tantalising remnant of the letter when his father returns from the visit. Intrigued by mention of "reparation" and "a vicious wench", he decides to investigate and sets off to see his uncle's widow. There he meets the filthy but intriguing beggar girl turned servant, Tamar and her mother Joan. Soon, to his parents' dismay he is involved with them and the secrets which are subsequently revealed change his life forever. This is a rollicking good read with superb descriptions of life at that time and all the dirt and filth that went with it. The language draws you in and gives a flavour of the 17th century without being "olde worlde". I enjoyed this book very much and am now going to seek out her first book which by many accounts is even better! Great!
47 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I haven't read 'As Meat Loves Salt', the author's previous novel, which clearly had a rave reception, so didn't know what to expect from this. But whatever expectation I had was far exceeded. This is a beautifully written, brilliantly constructed story of family, duty, war, betrayal, sex, madness and lies. Totally absorbing, wonderfully evocative not just of time and place, but also of an entire society exhausted by war and unable to face its own dirty secrets. I raced through it in a couple of days, desperate to uncover the mystery at the heart of the story. A fabulous read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I can understand a 5 star review if this book is your first taste of Maria McCann, and your expectations of history-based fiction are not very high - she is a fabulous writer, and deserves all the praise she gets.
but if you've read As Meat loves Salt, and were as blown away as I was, this book is not a patch on that first one. Jonathan is so tame, the 'mystery' takes so long to unfold (and you can see what's coming), his family is so loving,etc etc. - I missed the ambiguity, the ethical morass, the power, and the unforseen/potentially fatal that she displays so well in AMLS. there, the ground shifts under your feet, and you are kept constantly off-balance, in your emotions and perceptions.
I was never really holding my breath for Jonathan - dear oh dear, another bad dream .....
but if you've read As Meat loves Salt, and were as blown away as I was, this book is not a patch on that first one. Jonathan is so tame, the 'mystery' takes so long to unfold (and you can see what's coming), his family is so loving,etc etc. - I missed the ambiguity, the ethical morass, the power, and the unforseen/potentially fatal that she displays so well in AMLS. there, the ground shifts under your feet, and you are kept constantly off-balance, in your emotions and perceptions.
I was never really holding my breath for Jonathan - dear oh dear, another bad dream .....
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Unexpectedly Gripping
This is an excellent book that I discovered quite by chance.As I am not usually a great fan of historical fiction I was surprised how involved I became with the characters, it was... Read more
Published 3 months ago by redcot
Fabulous read
What a wonderful book this is. I bought the kindle version a while ago and just started reading it yesterday morning. Finished it last night. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Katie bushell
Atmospheric writing - beautiful
This is a beautifully written, engrossing novel, but is a slow burn. Initially, I found Jonathan Dymond to be a rather dull individual who seemed to live only for his cider-making... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ms. K. Johnston
Very enjoyable
I found this book to be well written with a good story. There are lots of twists and turns to unravel and quite a few surprises. Read more
Published 5 months ago by L. Walker
Really Absorbing
This book was really absorbing and I found myself wondering what was going to happen next. It moves along at a cracking pace and is unusual in that it is set just after the Civil... Read more
Published 6 months ago by RosemaryJoan
Secrets and lies
Jonathan Dymond's peripatetic cider-making leads him to stumble across long-buried family secrets. His efforts to unpick the truth of events which took place around the Civil War... Read more
Published 8 months ago by JoTownhead
Very disappointing
It starts off wonderfully, but it doesn't deliver. After 100 of the 335 pages I was bored. I carried on to the end because I thought no-one who held me spellbound in the opening 20... Read more
Published 11 months ago by The Bagster
Hmmmm.....
I wanted to like this book, I really did. The premise was interesting and it is set in the 17th century which I have never read about before so I was thouroughly looking forward... Read more
Published 11 months ago by E. Murphy
I have one major complaint
about this book..... It finished!!!!
OK.. I know.. I am not stupid.. books finish.. but I didn't want it to! Read more
OK.. I know.. I am not stupid.. books finish.. but I didn't want it to! Read more
Published 12 months ago by debbees
Improbable & boring
I'm afraid I expect more from an historical novel than this one provided.
The plot was thin and repetitive, the characterisation stereotypical and the novelist certainly... Read more
The plot was thin and repetitive, the characterisation stereotypical and the novelist certainly... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Sue B.
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