What is the last book you read, and your rating?
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A Dutch woman leaves her home and her university job, allegedly after being discovered in an affair with a younger student, and moves to an isolated farmhouse in wales at the foot of Mount Snowdon.
She is there to escape from her life, to immerse herself in the works of her favourite poet, Emily Dickinson, and the solitude of country life. But it soon becomes apparent she is escaping form more than her job and her marriage - she is ill.
After a short time alone, a young man, Bradwen Jones and his dog, Sam seemingly on a hiking trip, arrive unexpectedly at the property, and decide to stay. The Dutch woman tells the young man her name is Emilie, but he understands this is a convenient lie.
The relationship between 'Emilie' and Bradwen is unusual, and a reluctant friendship develops slowly. He cooks, gardens, shops and keeps her company, but she converses with him sparsely and reveals very little of herself to him.
As her unnamed illness progresses, and the pain becomes more constant and severe, Bradwen remains steadfast and supportive.
The narrative reverts from time to time to that of the husband, his relationship with a policeman who arrested him, his accidental discovery of her illness and his attempts to find her.
The key to this novel is the beautiful sparse writing, tender and evocative, so brilliant and engaging in its disarming simplicity. The story is a very sad one, and yet it is always engrossing and captivating. I really found it hard to put this book down, yearning for the woman's secrets to be tantalisingly revealed, although many remained unknown.
It is a novel that is going to stay with me for some time, pondering the life and motivations of the resolute Dutch woman we knew only as Emilie until the final few pages.
4.5 stars out of 5.
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My thoughts on the book, are, its a good story, although personally, it is too detailed and has a lot of trails that are off the subject.
I would give it a 2.
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3/5
Overall, an interesting plot, was easy and quick to read but had some disappointments such as pacing. Was slow at the beginning and felt rushed at the end, or rather unanswered. The main plot of the book had a magic premise but I didn't feel I had enough of that in the book to really justify it fitting in with the otherwise realistic setting. The protagonist wasn't my favourite, although other characters in the book made up for that. Ahern writes beautifully and did manage to keep me interested to read till the end. I would say it is definitely down to the individual reader and their own personal tastes as to decide whether you'll like this book.