In 1973 Moll Gladney goes missing from the Tipperary hillside where she was born. Slowly her parents, Paddy and Kit, begin to accept that she’s gone forever. But she returns, changed, and with a few surprises for her family and neighbours.Nothing is ever the same again for the Gladneys, who learn that fate cares little for duty, that life rarely conforms to expectation, that God can’t be relied upon to heed any prayer.A story of exile and return, of loss and discovery, of retreat from grief and the saving power of love.
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Seltsame Blüten
By Donal Ryan, Anna-Nina Kroll
In 1973 Moll Gladney goes missing from the Tipperary hillside where she was born. Slowly her parents, Paddy and Kit, begin to accept that she’s gone forever. But she returns, changed, and with a few surprises for her family and neighbours.Nothing is ever the same again for the Gladneys, who learn that fate cares little for duty, that life rarely conforms to expectation, that God can’t be relied upon to heed any prayer.A story of exile and return, of loss and discovery, of retreat from grief and the saving power of love.
Popular Reviews(1)
Reviewed by Diana FarussDas Buch handelt Molly, die einzige Tochter von Kit und Paddy, die eines Tages verschwindet. Nach fünf Jahren taucht sie wieder auf und von da an wird die Geschichte weitererzählt. Der Schreibstil ist am Anfang gewöhnungsbedürftig, da es kaum Dialoge gibt, sondern ausschweifende Beschreibungen. Zum Schluss wird es sehr emotional und berührend. Trotzdem kann ich es nur bedingt empfehlen.