Owl Song at Dawn
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About this ebook
Shortlisted for the Amazon Rising Star Award
Longlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize 2016
Hive Rising Writer for 2016
What Reviewers and Readers Say:
'[A] quirky, moving novel' -- The Daily Mail
'Fresh, poignant and unlike anything else' -- Jill Dawson, Whitbread and Orange Prize-shortlisted author
'Tender and unflinching, a beautifully observed novel' -- Carys Bray, Costa Prize-shortlisted author
'It crept under my skin and will stay there for a long time' -- Emma Henderson, Orange Prize-shortlisted author
'Amazing: fierce, intelligent, compassionate and deeply moving' -- Edward Hogan, Desmond Elliot Prize-winning author
'Funny, heartbreaking and truly remarkable' -- Susan Barker, New York Times bestselling author
Stylist Magazine Top 'Books to Read on a Staycation'
'Owl Song at Dawn is a book that should go straight onto bestseller and prize-winning lists.' -- Byte the Book
'This is a gripping novel by a hugely gifted writer and one that is rich on atmosphere and character study.' -- London Grip
'It's been a long while since a book given me physical goose bumps while reading. This was not as a result of horror, or shocks, but because it was so beautifully written from beginning to end.' -- Little Bookness Lane
'A heartfelt story about love and acceptance' -- Open Letters Monthly
'What a tour de force. Owl Song At Dawn is, quite simply, an outstanding novel.' -- Linda's Book Bag
'Owl Song at Dawn is a truly touching story about family, loss, guilt, friendship and forgiveness, and the charming characters are those that stay with you long beyond the final pages of the book.' -- A View from the Balcony
'Owl Song At Dawn is an original and thought-provoking debut that is readable and engaging whilst packing a punch.' -- One More Page
'Poignant and rich' -- Litro
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/53.5 Maeve is nearing eighty and except for her time in college has never lived anywhere else but in Sea View Lodge. A Lodge that caters to the mentally and physically disadvantage, and where two young people with Downs syndrome live and work. This is now her life now, but she once had a twin sister, Edie, a sister who was born mentally and physically handicapped, a sister she loved very much. A sister her mother and father kept at home despite pressure from the doctors and social services to institutionalize her, a sister whose eventual fate causes her unending grief and guilt. Then a friend from the past arrives and just maybe she can come to terms with her past.This book was inspired by the Author's own sister and it is a emotional but worthy read. The pressure in the fifties and sixties to sterilize these unfortunate children, to institutionalize them and basically to forget about them and concentrate on their remaining family members, heartbreaking. Maeve's story as she tries to live her own life, while always including her sister, was just full of lobe and hope. Things don't turn out as planned for her but she makes the most of what she has left by catering to and helping others less fortunate. The present story and the past story were equally compelling, something that I very rarely find in books that skip back and forth in time. I enjoyed these characters, and in between we hear from Edie herself, in the special way she thinks and feels. Added a personal touch and insight as well. All in all a very good and heartfelt story.ARC from Netgalley.