She writes like a spell. Don't expect fast paced action, but do expect perfectly formed characters, mystique and the possible urge to move to Tasmania. May 27, Dillwynia Peter rated it it was amazing. Lilly's tale of Vietnam is truly horrific, but most child survivors have similar scarifying tales. Tasmania shines through and I loved it all: Nov 02, Lyndallanne rated it really liked it. Based on the real-world story of Lord Lucan who murdered his children's nanny in London in In this fictional account, Rose imagines that Lucan flees to Africa where he reinvents himself as a Scottish man called Henry.
Ultimately he ends up living in Tasmania and builds a new life. Mar 27, Shelly rated it liked it. Major anticlimax of an ending, not likely to re-read. Oct 19, Tracy rated it it was amazing. This was a beautiful book. Haunting and sad but beautiful.
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Dec 21, Jennifer JC-S rated it it was amazing. Henry is living a quiet life outside Hobart with his partner Lili when he is diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. The growths in his brain impact on his memory and his speech which undermines his ability to keep the past and the present separate. Henry has to work hard to guard against revealing his carefully hidden past. I enjoyed this novel with its themes of deception, and links to the past which can never entirely be severed.
As a fictional alternate life of Lord Lucan, the novel works well. For me it works even better as a reminder that memory and the past can never be totally controlled. Jan 01, Quinn rated it it was ok Shelves: Lord Lucan is a rich and powerful man. In , his nanny was murdered and his estranged wife accused him of entering her house and trying to kill her, instead.
Lord Lucan vanishes into the night, along with his considerable gambling debts.
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Newspapers and the public are sure he is guilty. In Tasmania, Henry Kennedy lives in a house he built himself. He arrived there after struggling to stay alive in a hut in Africa, after avoiding friendships, relationships. He is a mad who has something to hide Lord Lucan is a rich and powerful man. He is a mad who has something to hide.
Is he a guilty man running from justice?
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Is he innocent, and trying to live a full life? His friends, his new wife, and Henry all have a lot to hide.
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Nothing is as it seems. An interesting meditation on life and death, but in the end, at least for me feel free to disagree , an unsatisfying book about guilt and innocence. Aug 01, Sharon rated it it was amazing. Loved this book, extremely well written and imagined, wonderfully descriptive. This is a story of redemption I know that word is over-used but it fits here and forgiveness or perhaps acceptance of self and others. People and events aren't as they seem and there are infinite subtle shades of grey.
What makes a person good? Are we condemned by others' perceptions of us? One man becomes two people during his lifetime and sheds his old self; his former character, past actions and motiva Loved this book, extremely well written and imagined, wonderfully descriptive. One man becomes two people during his lifetime and sheds his old self; his former character, past actions and motivations are revealed gradually throughout the book as memories.
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Lucky Lord Lucan's tale is not so cut and dried, after all. Aug 15, Lianda Ludwig rated it it was amazing.
This is a compelling story, written so poetically by author Heather Rose. I read the audio version narrated by Humphrey Bowers, who is the 1 best reader I've ever had the pleasure to hear! I absolutely recommend you listen to this book! The story is based upon actual events; but then from there the novel evolves a story. I'm not sure that I liked or felt that the ending was what I would have expected from learning about the characters. But there was wonderful character description and developmen This is a compelling story, written so poetically by author Heather Rose.
But there was wonderful character description and development. I highly recommend this book! Oct 31, Angela Kingston rated it it was amazing. A compelling novel about a fascinating subject - the mysterious disappearance of Lord Lucan. Heather Rose had me from page one, I believed in every character and the way she draws the reader in so deftly and imperceptibly is truly masterful. The closing chapters moved me to a constant stream of tears; so many poignant observations about nature, people, relationships, living and dying.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Our reading group read this. It was well received by all. What a clever tactic to design a plot around an unresolved criminal event. I really enjoyed the authors design of another possible scenario.
But as another reviewer has commented, how can the storyteller die. I know you sometimes have to suspend reality but it still doesn't seem correct that the storyteller dies. Apr 14, Lauren rated it really liked it. A story set primarily on the mountain behind Hobart, Tasmania. I read it while preparing for and during a trip there, and, after a bit of a tough time getting into the story, ended up connecting to it.
I'd be interested in reading other works by Heather Rose. A rich, careless, selfish man who flees a disastrous night to create a better life with a woman who survived the worst of the Vietnamese war. Two images will haunt me: Jan 17, Lisa rated it really liked it Shelves: This was a very interesting read.
I did not know much of Lord Lucans story, apart from; he supposedly killed the nanny and disappeared. But once I got into the story I found it really readable. Nov 29, Jennifer Fifield rated it it was amazing. Feb 12, Sue Smith rated it really liked it. I thought this was a very original idea and well written. I enjoyed the read and thought it was a great ending - one that stayed with me.
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