![]() ![]() This introspection is told in the often unsettling third person, highlighting Moira's detachment from the world around her. Bitterly jealous of her younger sister Amy, it is only while the latter is lying in a coma that Moira finds the strength to examine her own life. Deeply attached to the Pembrokeshire coast, Moira is a very complex, but paradoxically bleak, character. She develops from an awkward but not utterly unpleasant child into a strange, detached adult. The heroine, if one can describe Moira Stone as such, is pointedly and unashamedly not likeable. It is a story of regret and the complexities of life, told in almost poetic terms that instantly draw you into a world where the sea is a constant, unsettling presence. ![]() One always wonders what the second novel will be like (if it ever materialises) and Ms Fletcher returns with a haunting, if disturbing, tale of coming of age. Susan Fletcher's first novel, Eve Green, earned her the prestigious Whitbread first novel award and the dubious honour of winning the Richard and Judy Summer Read of 2005. This is especially so after a rather meteoric rise to literary and popular acclaim. There is always the danger of failing to live up to expectations or, worse, being downright bland. ![]() Second novels are tricky, to say the least. ![]()
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