- Paperback: 388 pages
- Publisher: Poolbeg Press (15 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1842231529
- ISBN-13: 978-1842231524
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,510,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Irish Times
"Martina Devlin has pulled off a feat unusual in popular fiction, a page-turner which also has the ring of psychological truth"
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"There is no shame in being adopted. It means you were wanted. And chosen."
Venus Macken is back in Ireland after more than a decade in London, but she has mixed feelings about the move. Except ... her return to the wilds of Roancarrick to care for her elderly father offers the chance to find answers. Answers to a question that has haunted Venus all her life.
Venus is tired of feeling like an outsider. Who was her birth mother? Why was she abandoned? Surely the people who love her and reared her can help unlock the riddle of who she is.
Meanwhile there are distractions, among them arrogant artist Conor Landers, who helps rekindle Venus's love for her childhood home.
As the sketchy details of what happened on a stormy night 32 years ago are drawn out, Venus begins to realise that knowing who she is matters less than understanding who she wants to be.
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This is Omagh-born Devlin’s third novel, which follows the bestselling fortunes of ‘Three Wise Men’ and ‘Be Careful What You Wish For’ (Harper Collins £5.99 each). The novel itself centres on ‘Venus’ who was found abandoned on Hallowe’en Eve in the nook of a seal’s rock in Roancarrick, a seaside village not far from Donegal Town. Red-haired Venus has returned home, after a decade as a city girl in London, to take care of her elderly father. Aged thirty-three, she finally tries to unravel the riddle of her identity and discover the answers to her past. She befriends an eccentric artist, Conor, also harbouring a secret, and together they form a friendship and try to seek out the truth. Venus discovers a pride deep rooted in her. It is who she is that matters less than understanding who she wants to be.
This literary work far exceeds the quality of most popular Irish women’s fiction. It took a while for the plot and characters to come into force but once it does the novel captures you in its honest and humanistic grip. Devlin is a sound storyteller with a neat turn of phrase and a firm hold of her cast of characters with some terrific eccentrics. It has a slickness of style sprinkled with interesting bobs of information that are intricately woven within the narrative. Devlin has touched on the darker side of family relationships, especially between father and daughter, with a rare understanding yet compassionate manner that unconsciously nudges the reader to inspect their own family ties. Hailing from Inishowen, I was impressed with her familiar feel for the landscape and colloquialisms of Donegal. It made me feel a little homesick for the salty air, the seashore strolls and the close-knit community spirit. Definitely a page-turner for these cold winter evenings snuggling up with a mug of hot cocoa. A rebirth in female writing!
This literary work far exceeds the quality of most popular Irish women’s fiction. It took a while for the plot and characters to come into force but once it does the novel captures you in its honest and humanistic grip. Devlin is a sound storyteller with a neat turn of phrase and a firm hold of her cast of characters with some terrific eccentrics. It has a slickness of style sprinkled with interesting bobs of information that are intricately woven within the narrative. Devlin has touched on the darker side of family relationships, especially between father and daughter, with a rare understanding yet compassionate manner that unconsciously nudges the reader to inspect their own family ties. Hailing from Inishowen, I was impressed with her familiar feel for the landscape and colloquialisms of Donegal. It made me feel a little homesick for the salty air, the seashore strolls and the close-knit community spirit. Definitely a page-turner for these cold winter evenings snuggling up with a mug of hot cocoa. A rebirth in female writing!
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