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Mothernight (Paperback)

by Sarah Stovell (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 289 pages
  • Publisher: Snowbooks (3 Mar 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1905005806
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905005802
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 183,264 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"I know it is early. And it isn't even out yet. But hell. I am already a fan...beautifully written...I loved it." Mockduck Blog

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'I was beginning to realise that time didn't move forwards here. It just spun round and round, circling an old date, endlessly'. So says seventeen-year-old Olivia who spends the summer at the home of her boarding school friend, the brilliant, distant, lonely Leila. Their intense relationship circles Leila's painful past: a dreadful accident when she was five, and then the sudden death of her infant brother four years later. Olivia meets Leila's childhood friend Rosie, a disturbing, manipulative influence, and Katherine, Leila's step-mother: bitter, damaged and unforgiving. Now on the verge of adulthood, Leila decides to confront her past and her family, but the atmosphere of blame and recrimination hangs as heavy as the summer heat and will prove more powerful than she could have ever imagined.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling read, 6 Mar 2008
By kehs (Hertfordshire, England) - See all my reviews
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This is an intense but compelling read. Seventeen-year-old Leila Hartley attends a boarding school and hasn't been home to her family for years. Leila begins a very close relationship with another girl, Olivia, and takes her to visit her family after her father invites her to stay with them for the summer. However, Olivia soon realises that Leila has a deep, dark secret that has driven a wedge between her and her stepmother, and that is why she was sent away from the family home to attend boarding school. The shocking truth about what happened 9 years ago on Winter Solstice is about to be revealed and the lead up to it is breathtaking.

I could not put this book down and was gripped from the beginning to end. A fantastic first novel by Stovell and I look forward to reading more by her.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A story that sucks you in, 21 April 2008
By Damaskcat (UK) - See all my reviews
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I got to a point where I really wanted to stop reading, but somehow I felt compelled to return and finish it. There are several narrators and I was left with the feeling I almost couldn't trust any of them. Leila forms intense friendships with Rosie and Olivia at different times in her life. Leila's father remarries after the tragic death of her mother and Leila finds it difficult to come to terms with her stepmother, Katherine. The tragedy which leads to Leila being sent away to school and not allowed home for holidays, dominates the whole of the book and the lives of everyone in it. The writing is taut and atmospheric, giving a very clear idea of the claustrophobic nature of all the relationships. A haunting story which stayed in my mind long after I'd finished reading.
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4.0 out of 5 stars He loves me, She loves me not ..., 9 Jun 2008
By Annabel Gaskell "gaskella2" (Nr Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
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A tragic tale of grief and jealousy, rage, resentment, manipulation and raw emotions.
Leila lost her Mum when she was five. She's now 17 and has been living at boarding school, and is now returning to the home she left nine years ago and to a new set of half-siblings and a stepmother who doesn't want her there. Leila's best friend Olivia comes with her and gradually finds out why Leila was banished when baby Alfie died.
Compelling writing draws you in, and you really need to find out what happened and why the old and new families can't survive together.
I would have given 5 stars but for a slightly predictable ending; but for a first novel, its strengths are many and I look forward to more gripping stories from the author.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery thriller - love story
I read this book when I was on holiday last year, and finished it almost in one go. Stovell's book is both a mystery thriller and a love story. Read more
Published 3 months ago by David Gilmartin

5.0 out of 5 stars Unputdownable
It's been a long time since I've read a novel that grips me so much I can't put it down. Mothernight grabbed me right from the opening line and didn't let go until I finished... Read more
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Wonderful novel, really leaves a remarkable impression. Tackles a sensitive topic delicately yet perfectly.

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