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 The House on Fortune Street - Margot Livesey
Newest Review: ... are connected. Sean lives with Abigail, whose best friend is Dara, who is rebuilding her relationship with her father, ... more  ... Cameron. Abigail and Dara meet at university in St Andrews, and as they grow older both move to London, where Dara becomes Abigail's tenant. Sean leaves his wife for Abigail, and continues to struggle with his PhD on Keats. Cameron struggles to come to terms with the mistakes which caused his separation from Dara and her younger brother.
The best description of Livesey's writing is that it is a study of characters. There are life changing events and shocks in the novel, but they are eased into the story gently and don'...more |
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The House on Fortune Street - Margot Livesey: The house of mixed fortunes (606 words)
by - written on 20/09/09 (Very useful, 63 readings)
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Firstly, a little bit of info about the author...Margot Livesey is Scottish, but has lived in the USA for many years. Rather sadly, she is not well known here in the UK, but is famous in the USA. I discovered her through my mum, who is a big fan - and not just because Livesey is an excellent author. There was a long standing relationship between her family and my mum's, particularly my gran. So much so that my mum's name is used for a minor character in one of Livesey's novels. The House On Fortune Street was published in 2008, and is available from Amazon.co.uk. Sometimes Livesey's books can be hard to find here, but this one was easily available from ... Read the complete review
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