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A review by loobaileybooks
Still Life by Sarah Winman
5.0
“So, time heals. Mostly. Sometimes carelessly. And in unsuspecting moments the pain catches and reminds one of all that’s been missing. The fulcrum of what might have been. But then it passes. Winter moves into spring and the swallows return.”
I really struggled to get into this book and to make head or tail of the first section. However, given that Sarah Winman has such an incredible record of wonderful novels behind her & also given that ‘When God was a Rabbit’ is one of my desert island books…I had to press on. And I’m so glad I did. What transpires is a wonderful tale of a small group of people over a lifetime. It’s one which really leaves an impression & the characters will stay with me for a long time, I’m sure.
All along I thought I’d have to ‘mark’ it down a star for the confusing (dare I say, boring) beginning but the ending was too beautiful to ignore. It left me feeling like I’d just spent a summer in Florence with the most fascinating group of people.
I really struggled to get into this book and to make head or tail of the first section. However, given that Sarah Winman has such an incredible record of wonderful novels behind her & also given that ‘When God was a Rabbit’ is one of my desert island books…I had to press on. And I’m so glad I did. What transpires is a wonderful tale of a small group of people over a lifetime. It’s one which really leaves an impression & the characters will stay with me for a long time, I’m sure.
All along I thought I’d have to ‘mark’ it down a star for the confusing (dare I say, boring) beginning but the ending was too beautiful to ignore. It left me feeling like I’d just spent a summer in Florence with the most fascinating group of people.