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A review by kerensa2108
The Island of Longing by Anne Griffin
5.0
This is a beautifully written and incredibly powerful
story of a mother struggling to cope with the unexplained disappearance of her seventeen-year-old daughter. I found it quite hard to read (as the mother of a teenage daughter myself) but at the same time I couldn’t put it down and have just stayed up far to late to finish it. The way the author describes Rosie’s feelings of anger and loss, her relationships with her husband and son, her determination to find Saoirse, her hope and uplifted spirits when she returns to the island, is beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. The development of her friendship with Iggy and the conflict with Liam are perfectly portrayed. The descriptions of the island and the other characters are really lovely, and the dialogue is written so well that you can hear the characters speaking - it really brings them and the story to life. I thoroughly recommend this beautiful story. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy!
story of a mother struggling to cope with the unexplained disappearance of her seventeen-year-old daughter. I found it quite hard to read (as the mother of a teenage daughter myself) but at the same time I couldn’t put it down and have just stayed up far to late to finish it. The way the author describes Rosie’s feelings of anger and loss, her relationships with her husband and son, her determination to find Saoirse, her hope and uplifted spirits when she returns to the island, is beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. The development of her friendship with Iggy and the conflict with Liam are perfectly portrayed. The descriptions of the island and the other characters are really lovely, and the dialogue is written so well that you can hear the characters speaking - it really brings them and the story to life. I thoroughly recommend this beautiful story. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy!