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A review by intonewrealms
The Loving Spirit by Daphne du Maurier
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book is split into four parts which each follow a different member of the Coombs family, specifically, each follows the previous character’s favourite child.
As always Du Maurier is incredible at evoking the sense of a place, particularly when that place is her beloved Cornwall. In this novel, she is really good at crafting both super sweet loveable characters but also horrible ones you still understand the motives of- I won’t tell you who fits which. It’s also really interesting to see how the characters build up their expectations for their children based on the relationship with their own parents with the best of intentions, but sometimes making mistakes that they wouldn’t have made if they hadn’t been so set in their ways.
As always Du Maurier is incredible at evoking the sense of a place, particularly when that place is her beloved Cornwall. In this novel, she is really good at crafting both super sweet loveable characters but also horrible ones you still understand the motives of- I won’t tell you who fits which. It’s also really interesting to see how the characters build up their expectations for their children based on the relationship with their own parents with the best of intentions, but sometimes making mistakes that they wouldn’t have made if they hadn’t been so set in their ways.