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| Title | : | The Shadow Year |
| Author | : | Hannah Richell |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | June 20th 2013 by Orion Publishing (first published April 30th 2013) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Contemporary. Historical. Historical Fiction. Adult |
Hannah Richell
Hardcover | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 3.91 | 3346 Users | 503 Reviews
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On a sultry summer’s day in 1980, five friends stumble upon an abandoned lakeside cottage hidden deep in the English countryside. For Kat and her friends, it offers an escape; a chance to drop out for a while, with lazy summer days by the lake and intimate winter evenings around the fire. But as the seasons change, tensions begin to rise and when an unexpected visitor appears at their door, nothing will be the same again. Three decades later, Lila arrives at the same remote cottage. With her marriage in crisis, she finds solace in renovating the tumbledown house. Little by little she wonders about the previous inhabitants. How did they manage in such isolation? Why did they leave in such a hurry, with their belongings still strewn about? Most disturbing of all, why can t she shake the feeling that someone might be watching her? The Shadow Year is a story of secrets, tragedy, lies and betrayal. It’s a tale that explores the light and dark of human relationships and the potential the past has to not only touch our present, but also to alter our future.
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| Original Title: | The Shadow Year |
| ISBN: | 1409142981 (ISBN13: 9781409142980) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | England |
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Ratings: 3.91 From 3346 Users | 503 ReviewsCriticism Epithetical Books The Shadow Year
I really enjoyed Hannah Richell's debut novel, Secrets of the Tides, and jumped at the chance of receiving a review copy of The Shadow Year. This is blurbed as 'another mesmerising story of tragedy, lies and betrayal.'In the novel, protagonist Lila Bailey receives a package 'out of the blue', which consists of a letter and a key. She has no idea who could have done such a thing, but someone has anonymously bequeathed her a 'remote lakeside cottage and the timing couldn't be better; with herI really enjoyed Hannah Richell's debut novel, Secrets of the Tides, and jumped at the chance of receiving a review copy of The Shadow Year. This is blurbed as 'another mesmerising story of tragedy, lies and betrayal.'In the novel, protagonist Lila Bailey receives a package 'out of the blue', which consists of a letter and a key. She has no idea who could have done such a thing, but someone has anonymously bequeathed her a 'remote lakeside cottage and the timing couldn't be better; with her
This is nothing like my usual genre, but it sounded interesting. There are two different timelines wound together, and this is done wonderfully well. The plot is exposed slowly, very slowly as we go from 1980 and then 30 years later, back and forth. The youngsters in the 1980's timeline are flawed, silly, stupid, immature, and I just wanted to shake them. But it's possible from the narrative to see how one person can create almost a cult-like group, simply by the strength of their personality.
I want to review in two parts, because I need to be fair.First part - this is brilliantly and emotionally written; it captures the subjects and their turmoils, the foibles some humans have that are so refractory to change (Kat and Simon both in their own way are these things). The plot is cleverly connected - I picked all the points and guessed all the reveals, but in a satisfying way because it was subtle enough for me to do that and still be rewarded when I was right. If you are a fan of the
I loved this book! One of the best reads of the year so far. I've interviewed Hannah for the next issue of Good Reading Magazine so I urge you to hunt down the mag and read more about it there - I will just say that this is a perfectly structured and beautifully written novel which uses parallel narratives to stunning effect. A compelling and suspenseful novel about family, love, and loss.
I read and loved Hannah Richells first book and so had been looking forward to this one immensely. Perhaps that was part of the problem.Again it is another story set in two times frames with a link that binds them together. After the death of their baby girl, Lila receives a letter from a solicitor. It turns out she has been left the key to a rundown cottage in the Peak District. Lila takes refuge in the cottage leaving her husband to fend for himself. While at times I didn't understand the
Dual time lines carry the story in The Shadow Year, from the 1980s to the present.In the 1980s, we watch a group of post-graduate students try an experimental living arrangement in an old abandoned cottage in the Peaks District, outside of London. Kat, Mac, Ben, and Carla each have their own issues, but are willing to follow along for a while. Simon takes the leadership role, but will his quest for power ruin their efforts? As tensions, hunger, and power struggles take over, we see how this
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