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"My mother was never easy in the world of houses. She was a tinker, a traveler girl who had married a wealthy man. Her name was Agatha Sheehy....There are silences all around my mother's story." So begins The Nature of Water and Air, set on a patch of Irish coast where, amid a flurry of whispers, we meet Agatha's only surviving daughter, Clodagh. Determined to secure her mother's elusive love and the truth about her, Clodagh is swept into a relationship with a handsome, isolated man. He brings her to the heart of her mother's story, where she must confront the questions "Does a truth change love?" and "What madness will come from chasing a secret?" Powerfully sensitive, this startling debut novel about forbidden love will place Regina McBride among our most celebrated novelists.… (meer)
"Les pères ne comptent pas. Ils passent à l'écart de la vie de leurs enfants." Ce livre démontre évidemment le contraire, autour d'une jeune fille, perdue entre deux mondes, celui des maisons et celui des roulottes qui cohabitent mais ne se mélangent pas. Dans une Irlande qui parait coupée du monde et du temps qui passe. Où les voitures doublent des roulottes tirées par des chevaux. Où les mythes anciens sont finalement ce qui relient ces deux populations. Clodagh cherche son chemin de vie. ( )
Author spends too much time trying to explain/build the relationship between the main character and her mother. As a result, the first half of the book really drags. ( )
In short, Regina McBride makes me ecstatic. Her writing is amazing; so tight, so clean, so lyrical. The Nature of Water and Air was the first book of hers that I read, and remains my favorite. McBride blends elements of Irish culture, sensuality, family relationships, and a bit of myth to craft a story that is dangerously close to perfect. The twist towards the end will shatter you. A truly wonderful read. ( )
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Wilt Thou forgive that sin where I begun, Which is my sin, though it were done before? Wilt Thou forgive that sin through which I run, And do run still, though still I do deplore? When Thou has done, Thou hast not done, For I have more. -----------John Donne
I saw the danger, yet I walked along the enchanted way, And I said "Let grief be a fallen leaf" at the dawning of the day. -----Patrick Kavanaugh
Wait for the dawn to make us clear to one another. -------Eavan Boland Is fada cuimhne sean leanbh (An old child has a long memory)----Irish proverb
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
For my husband, Neil, whose spirit of loving generosity is a constant wonder in my life and for my little daughter, Miranda. My peach. My angel.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
My mother was never easy in the world of houses.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
"My mother was never easy in the world of houses. She was a tinker, a traveler girl who had married a wealthy man. Her name was Agatha Sheehy....There are silences all around my mother's story." So begins The Nature of Water and Air, set on a patch of Irish coast where, amid a flurry of whispers, we meet Agatha's only surviving daughter, Clodagh. Determined to secure her mother's elusive love and the truth about her, Clodagh is swept into a relationship with a handsome, isolated man. He brings her to the heart of her mother's story, where she must confront the questions "Does a truth change love?" and "What madness will come from chasing a secret?" Powerfully sensitive, this startling debut novel about forbidden love will place Regina McBride among our most celebrated novelists.
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