A review by ctrel1
The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie

4.0

I enjoyed reading this memoir, mainly for the writer's humorous tone which held me throughout. The influence of place, so beautifully described, on the characters and their emotions was powerful. The mother: "Mad as a meat axe" says it all. I was a little disappointed in the lack of reveal of the actions that propelled the author out of the landscape and country in her youth but applaud her for putting pen to paper to explore painful memories and the dismantling of a family home with aged parents. Eloquently written.