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A review by herreadingroom
The Saint of Lost Things by Tish Delaney
5.0
Oh my! This is one of those books that, when someone asks you what your favourite books are, will literally shimmer perpetually in your mind as one of THOSE books that you will hold dear and as an exemplar of extraordinary writing.
It is a character driven book told from the POV of Lindy Morris who has spent most of her life living under shadows - the shadow of the family’s shame for her mother having given birth to her out of wedlock, the shadow of her absent father being a tinker, the shadow of her abusive, misogynistic grandfather who is steeped in hatred and bigotry and the shadow of her Aunt Bel’s blame for having to sacrifice her life in order to raise Lindy.
Lindy and Bel live a bleak existence in a ramshackle cottage hastily built by Granda Morris so he doesn’t have to have them under his roof and where the slow passage of time is measured in “cuckoos, chimes and tings”
As the story unfolds dark secrets are discovered that will have far reaching consequences and that will forever change their lives in a way they had never dreamed possible.
This is such a beautifully written book - the prose is so stunning that it practically sings to you from the pages, so eloquently that it is impossible to rush it. I wanted to linger over its pages for as long as possible as it carried me to its incredible ending and ultimately to its final unwelcome full stop.
It is a character driven book told from the POV of Lindy Morris who has spent most of her life living under shadows - the shadow of the family’s shame for her mother having given birth to her out of wedlock, the shadow of her absent father being a tinker, the shadow of her abusive, misogynistic grandfather who is steeped in hatred and bigotry and the shadow of her Aunt Bel’s blame for having to sacrifice her life in order to raise Lindy.
Lindy and Bel live a bleak existence in a ramshackle cottage hastily built by Granda Morris so he doesn’t have to have them under his roof and where the slow passage of time is measured in “cuckoos, chimes and tings”
As the story unfolds dark secrets are discovered that will have far reaching consequences and that will forever change their lives in a way they had never dreamed possible.
This is such a beautifully written book - the prose is so stunning that it practically sings to you from the pages, so eloquently that it is impossible to rush it. I wanted to linger over its pages for as long as possible as it carried me to its incredible ending and ultimately to its final unwelcome full stop.