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A review by nicjohnston
The Island of Longing by Anne Griffin
5.0
5* Anne Griffin just keeps getting better. Starting with the stunning debut novel When All Is Said (if you haven’t read it, you must), The Island of Longing is her third and is another stunner.
Eight years ago Rosie watched her teenage daughter cycle up the street towards their front door. But her bicycle was found abandoned on the other side of the hedge and her daughter hasn’t been seen since. As Rosie’s home life in Dublin limps on she receives a call from her father. Recently widowed and living in Rosie’s childhood home on a small island community, he needs Rosie’s help to keep the family business going over the Summer.
Rosie’s temporary move home evokes a life that could be lived alongside an incredible cast of characters.
Anne Griffin writes beautifully and imagines characters that the reader cares about deeply. The Island of Longing is a moving story that had me turning the pages and penetrated deeply into my (sometimes called concrete) heart.
Thanks to Hodder and Stoughton and Netgalley for an ARC. I would highly recommend this book.
Eight years ago Rosie watched her teenage daughter cycle up the street towards their front door. But her bicycle was found abandoned on the other side of the hedge and her daughter hasn’t been seen since. As Rosie’s home life in Dublin limps on she receives a call from her father. Recently widowed and living in Rosie’s childhood home on a small island community, he needs Rosie’s help to keep the family business going over the Summer.
Rosie’s temporary move home evokes a life that could be lived alongside an incredible cast of characters.
Anne Griffin writes beautifully and imagines characters that the reader cares about deeply. The Island of Longing is a moving story that had me turning the pages and penetrated deeply into my (sometimes called concrete) heart.
Thanks to Hodder and Stoughton and Netgalley for an ARC. I would highly recommend this book.