Reviews

Solace by Nicci Gerrard

miamia1's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a book group pick. It’s very sad but and easy read. Hopeful at the end

mirr84's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

nocto's review against another edition

4.0

The story of a divorce; and much better than it might sound from that description! Adrian leaves Irene and their three young daughters and this is what happens as she falls to pieces and then gradually picks the pieces up again. Like Gerrard's last book I enjoyed it much more than the Nicci French thrillers she co-authors with her husband.

nikkimcgee's review against another edition

5.0

If you have ever been the victim of infidelity or through a divorce that involves children this book will speak to you in a painful but cathartic way. Beautifully written with touches of poetry without being pretentious or self absorbed. I loathed Adrian and there was a danger of him becoming a cartoon baddie and Irene being the saintly martyr but as Gerrard gently drops in more details you realise that of course life is more complicated than that.

I also enjoyed the searingly honest epilogue by the author and would love read more by her.

vierenveertig's review

2.0

"Het voorbijgaan" van Nicci Gerrard, laten we zeggen een middelmatig boek.

Wel een paar quotes, die ik wil onthouden:

Halverwege, zei ze tegen zichzelf, toen ze midden in een slapeloze nacht met haar kin op haar handen geleund op de trap zat. Ik ben ongeveer halverwege mijn leven, en ik kijk vooruit en ik kijk terug. Als je heel jong bent heb je hoop, en als je heel oud bent heb je herinneringen. Maar daartussen moet je ze allebei hebben. Hoop en herinneringen, vertrouwen en verlies, begin en einde, allemaal tegelijk. Het mag een wonder heten dat we niet allemaal knettergek worden.

We herinneren ons momenten en verbinden die met elkaar om onze eigen versie van een leven samen te stellen. Je moet de juiste momenten kiezen die je in je hoofd bewaart.