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Spilt Milk, by Amanda Hodgkinson
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'A potent, moving story of mother and sisterhood' Sainsbury's Magazine
'A tale of sisterhood, lies and illegitimate babies' Good Housekeeping
The new novel from the author of 22 Britannia Road, Amanda Hodgkinson.
1913. Unmarried sisters Nellie and Vivian Marsh live an impoverished existence in a tiny cottage on the banks of the Little River in Suffolk. Their life is quiet and predictable, until a sudden flood throws up a strange fish on their doorstep and a travelling man who will change them forever.
1939. Eighteen-year-old Birdie Farr is working as a barmaid in the family pub in London. When she realises she is pregnant she turns to her mother Nellie, who asks her sister to arrange an adoption for Birdie's new born daughter. But as the years pass Birdie discovers she cannot escape the Marsh sisters' shadowy past - and her own troubling obsession with finding her lost daughter will have deep consequences for all of them . . .
Amanda Hodgkinson was born in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset and grew up in Essex and Suffolk. She currently lives in south-west France with her husband and two daughters. Her first novel, 22 Britannia Road, is available in Penguin.
Spilt Milk, by Amanda Hodgkinson- Amazon Sales Rank: #309302 in eBooks
- Published on: 2014-02-06
- Released on: 2014-02-06
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review Hogkinson's second novel is simply but elegantly written, its subtle charms emerging as her gentle, bittersweet story shows history repeating itself over the generations Sunday Times This is a story that explores motherhood and sisterhood with great subtlety and power ... with its strong storytelling, haunting characters and beautiful, supple prose, Hodgkinson's fiction deserves a wider audience Independent on Sunday Spilt Milk is a refracted version of real life, that impossible mess we inherit and muddle through, yet transmuted here into something shining and meaningful, told in beautiful prose Financial Times Explores love, betrayal and loyalty. Lyrically written and wonderfully convincing, this is a rich and memorable read Sunday Mirror A realisation of a rural life ... a quietly engrossing saga Daily Mail A potent, moving story of mother and sisterhood Sainsbury's Magazine A tale of sisterhood, lies and illegitimate babies Good Housekeeping A moving and lyrical story ... wise, perceptive, warm and heartbreaking, this is a story that lingers long in the mind Lancashire Evening Post
About the Author Amanda Hodgkinson was born in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset and grew up in Essex and Suffolk. She currently lives in south-west France with her husband and two daughters. Her first novel, 22 Britannia Road, is available in Penguin.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. First half a bit long, pretty good story overall By Celine Derudder I liked it. I didn't love it.It took me a long while to get into the story and care about what happened to the sisters, as their circumstamces seemed to me a bit fairy-tale like : two spinster sisters who dearly love each other and live in the countryside are separated by fate and betrayal, but their love runs deep enough that their paths meet again and again, even though men separated them (for the most part, men are no prize in the story; lusty, unfaithful or broken, they are creatures not to be trusted; as for Marsh women, they seem uncannily fertile as two of the characters become pregnant after just one sexual encounter)There are some dark events and secrets. The first half of the book definitely felt a bit drawn out to me- I was actually shocked to realise I was barely at 50% in my Kindle, I thought the novel was drawing to a close - but in the second half the story takes off and becomes more firmly ensconced in day to day reality, up to the fourth generation of the Marsh family.Some of the secrets come into the open, others remain buried. The whole story definitely held my interest, although sometimes it seemed it was going nowhere in particular - a story that meanders is how best to put it, I think.In the same kind of illegitimate birth story, I think a good other book is "the midwife's confession" by D. Chamberlain.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Lovely story.. By jaffareadstoo From the beginning of this book I was completely taken into another world, to one of rural deprivation and where family secrets run as deep as the river which runs alongside the tumble down cottage which is home to the enigmatic Marsh sisters. In 1913, spinster sisters Nellie and Vivian Marsh eke out a bleak existence in the isolated Suffolk hamlet where dark secrets from their past are set to overshadow the whole of their lives. Fast forward to 1939 and London barmaid Birdie Farr’s story becomes inextricably linked with that of the Marsh sisters and as tendrils of the past start to intertwine, you know that life for Birdie will never be the same again.The story unfolds almost like beautiful cinematography; sometimes in slow motion and at other times in fast freefall. Time and place are captured so perfectly that I could sense the languorous heat of the summer hay field and felt the fast flow of the river as it took the Marsh secrets away.Beautifully written, this story really gets into the heart of soul of relationships; the love and rivalry between sisters is captured in tortuous detail and the heartbreaking pain of unrequited love lingers in hidden corners.Without doubt Spilt Milk is real joy to read and it is a story which will stay with me for a very long time.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. LOVE LOVE this book!!! By AIMY K. This book is Amazing!! I can't put it down and am anxious to turn the page and continue in the world the Author has so clearly painted. Love love this book... Have read her first which everyone should also read!
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