A review by deea_bks
Cove by Cynan Jones

5.0

4.5*

What an excellent read! Every single word counts in this novella endorsed by one of my favourite writers, Jon McGregor.

*****

"He'd had to go through so many possessions, things that exploded smally with memories over the last few weeks; but it was the opposite with the ashes. He was trying to hold away the fact that they knew nothing of what they were."

*

"The kayak jumps a little over the brief waves bouncing around the point, the sea seeming to goose-bump for a moment, as if cold air goes across it."

*

"The smell of the sweater triggers something, but it is like a piano key hitting strings that are gone.