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A review by she_loves_to_read
The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne by Freya North
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Freya is a wonderful storyteller, and in this beautifully written, coming of age tale of family, love, friendship, kindness, and community. Freya draws on her own life as a Jewish person growing up in 1980s/90s Britain. Even going so far as using the same city, Manchester, her real uni digs, and her own experiences of being a student there.
Despite the confronting issues included in the story, Freya portrays them realistically, compassionately, and sensitively. Which really adds depth to the reader experience.
It's a very character driven story. Told over dual timelines. With one following a 6 year old Eadie as she navigates and views life, love, change, prejudice, bullying, death, and growth. With another showing Eadie in her current timeline and how being at a crossroads in her life, she returns to her memories and experiences in order to process her thoughts, feelings, and history to be able to move forward into the next period of her life.
Through her atmospheric and compelling writing, Freya writes an emotive story and vividly emits a great picture of what life was like through the ages of Eadie and her cast of well developed and written supporting characters. Exploring how our experiences growing up shape our personalities as adults in a poignant and relatable way.
With a few twists and turns along the way abs a tear perking but satisfying ending. Freya continues to cement her place on my auto-buy authors list!
Despite the confronting issues included in the story, Freya portrays them realistically, compassionately, and sensitively. Which really adds depth to the reader experience.
It's a very character driven story. Told over dual timelines. With one following a 6 year old Eadie as she navigates and views life, love, change, prejudice, bullying, death, and growth. With another showing Eadie in her current timeline and how being at a crossroads in her life, she returns to her memories and experiences in order to process her thoughts, feelings, and history to be able to move forward into the next period of her life.
Through her atmospheric and compelling writing, Freya writes an emotive story and vividly emits a great picture of what life was like through the ages of Eadie and her cast of well developed and written supporting characters. Exploring how our experiences growing up shape our personalities as adults in a poignant and relatable way.
With a few twists and turns along the way abs a tear perking but satisfying ending. Freya continues to cement her place on my auto-buy authors list!