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A review by bgg616
The Dazzling Truth by Helen Cullen
4.0
This is the story of Murtagh, who falls in love and marries an American student Maeve, he meets in Dublin in 1978. At the very opening of the book, Maeve has disappeared and is discovered drowned. It is the story of mental illness in a family, and the silences that surround it. Murtagh trains as a potter and is given the opportunity to take over the business of a retiring potter who lives on an island, near Galway. Maeve is an actress and though she hopes to carry on acting after moving to the island, they are too far from Galway.
From the beginning, we know Maeve suffers from depression Like many who have this disease, she cannot tolerate medication and does her best, using alternative ways of coping with the symptoms. She has 4 children including a set of twins, and childbirth leaves her with postnatal depression. Murtagh tries to make up for Maeve's lack of maternal affection. His pottery business is a success thanks to the large number of tourists who visit the island.
The book takes a turn at the end which may leave some readers dissatisfied I am a reader who does not like things that seem to spring out of thin air. Decide for yourselves
From the beginning, we know Maeve suffers from depression Like many who have this disease, she cannot tolerate medication and does her best, using alternative ways of coping with the symptoms. She has 4 children including a set of twins, and childbirth leaves her with postnatal depression. Murtagh tries to make up for Maeve's lack of maternal affection. His pottery business is a success thanks to the large number of tourists who visit the island.
The book takes a turn at the end which may leave some readers dissatisfied I am a reader who does not like things that seem to spring out of thin air. Decide for yourselves