Marion Husband

This was disappointing. I was hoping for a bittersweet sordid romance with the tragedy of war as the backdrop but what this is is a group of young adults with no communication skills whining constantly about their post-war lives and finding solace in sleeping around with each other instead of actually talking. None of the characters had redeeming qualities and while this may be a pretty realistic view of 1910s small village Britain I just found it all rather boring.

Yet another pseudo-homoromantic novel written by a straight woman which misses the mark. Lots of sexual innuendos and homosexual lusting, nice setting, no chemistry, a literal pat on the back for non-gay people to help make themselves feel politically correct LGBT supporters. Dropped in the bin.

I found this novel mostly fluently written, but the subject matter, the switches to first-person narration for Steven and the character of Ben were very off-putting.

This book is brilliant. Marian Husband draws you in slowly. I had a great sense of feeling the horror and despair created in its narrative. The insight into the minds of those involved was so deep I felt like it was happening to me! The story is surprising as it unfolds to a complexity that you do not see.
This book leaves me with thoughts that I know will mull round in my head for a while yet.