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 The Behaviour of Moths - Poppy Adams
Newest Review: ... and bitterness exploding into Ginny's ordered world as, one by one, deep and dark secrets are unearthed. Over the years ... more  ... Ginny has been selling off the family furniture and closing down rooms in the house until she lives in only a few rooms, with only the attic left untouched. It is the attic that contains the extensive collection of pinned and preserved moths. Ginny becomes suspicious of Vivi's motives for returning and as the story progressed the reader begins to share these suspicions.
We soon realise the sisters see their pasts in distinctly different ways and these differences become crucial as we gradually realise that Ginny, as...more |
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The Behaviour of Moths - Poppy Adams: The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams (719 words)
by - written on 04/07/08 (Very useful, 329 readings)
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This is the intriguing story of two elderly sisters reunited after nearly fifty years apart. Ginny the elder sister is the narrator of the tale and still lives in the house where she and Vivi, the younger sister, both grew up. Whilst the story only covers a few days, through Ginny's memories and the sisters' conversations we start to piece together some of the past half century. We soon begin to realise that, as is often the way in life, appearances can be deceptive. Ginny has inherited her father's fascination for moths and was in the past a highly respected lepidopterist. Later in life she has become somewhat eccentric living in social isolation in a ... Read the complete review
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