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Altered Land
by
Jules Hardy
This is a story about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the life-altering effects of that one moment.
Joan is a single mother - beautiful, talented and desired. John is her adored son - growing up in the West Country, living a life outdoors. On his thirteenth birthday, Joan takes him to London to buy his first pair of Levi's jeans. Unused to driving in the ci
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i did enjoy the book - especially after reading a thriller. if you are looking for excitement, then this book is not for you. not much happening and it is a bit slow, but i liked the human drama and emotions.
the one thing that did annoy me is that two of the characters were described towards the end of the book and i already had a picture of them in my mind.
the one thing that did annoy me is that two of the characters were described towards the end of the book and i already had a picture of them in my mind.
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Very enjoyable. The shifting time and perspective was sometimes a bit disconcerting, but for the most part it worked really well as it revealed all the layers of truths behind the situation that they found themselves in. So many layers all intricately woven into a story that I found engrossing - about different ways we understand ourselves and who we are and how our relationships define us, about parenthood and love; responsibility and guilt.
Found this book to have too little plot for my taste and too much psychological analysis of the characters and retrospective memories of past events.
Very moving tale of a mother's love for a son.Written in alternating chapters as viewed by the mother and son.
beautiful.
emotionally brought me so deeply "in" the book, I sometimes felt I was a part of the world about which I was reading. I cried often.
The Bristol setting was also special to me and was wonderful to actually visualize the places where she set her story.
thank you jules hardy.
emotionally brought me so deeply "in" the book, I sometimes felt I was a part of the world about which I was reading. I cried often.
The Bristol setting was also special to me and was wonderful to actually visualize the places where she set her story.
thank you jules hardy.
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