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A review by bionicsarah
The Island of Longing by Anne Griffin
4.0
This is a beautifully rooted book who’s narrator moves back home to an island off the cost of Ireland to recover after her marriage breaks down following the loss of her daughter
We watch as the narrator heals whilst she takes on the job of piloting a ferry between the island and the mainland .
Initially we know little about the missing teenager and this is revealed drip by drip by very short paragraphs appearing during the novel written from her point of view .I’m the version I read these sections were clearly demarcated by use of bold font and a different typeface.I quickly understood what these sections meant .They added an additional layer to the story which might have been missed if the story were told simply from the mother narrators point of view
Personally I would have liked a disclaimer explaining that the mixer of a young woman was involved as it was quite triggering for me and had I been aware I might not have chosen to read the novel in the first place .I spent the whole book wanting her to be found safe and well
The author writes with a clear easily read prose style and because of this I found it easy to read
I loved the cast of characters that we meet ok the island and found them all to be authentic and real people
I read an early copy of this novel on NetGalley uk the book is published in the uk on 4th may 2023 by Hodder and Staughton .Argus review is published in Goodreads Netgalkey and on my book blog bionicsarahsbooks.Wordpress.Com
We watch as the narrator heals whilst she takes on the job of piloting a ferry between the island and the mainland .
Initially we know little about the missing teenager and this is revealed drip by drip by very short paragraphs appearing during the novel written from her point of view .I’m the version I read these sections were clearly demarcated by use of bold font and a different typeface.I quickly understood what these sections meant .They added an additional layer to the story which might have been missed if the story were told simply from the mother narrators point of view
Personally I would have liked a disclaimer explaining that the mixer of a young woman was involved as it was quite triggering for me and had I been aware I might not have chosen to read the novel in the first place .I spent the whole book wanting her to be found safe and well
The author writes with a clear easily read prose style and because of this I found it easy to read
I loved the cast of characters that we meet ok the island and found them all to be authentic and real people
I read an early copy of this novel on NetGalley uk the book is published in the uk on 4th may 2023 by Hodder and Staughton .Argus review is published in Goodreads Netgalkey and on my book blog bionicsarahsbooks.Wordpress.Com