Sunset

by Celia Brayfield

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Genres: Chick Lit, Fiction

244 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Celia Brayfield has written four non-fiction books and nine novels of which Mister Fabulous and Friends is currently in development for television. Her novel Heartswap was optioned by Paramount and Harvest for Chrysalis Films. Celia is currently working on a series of historical novels. She also teaches Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and Brunel University.

After attending St Paul's Girls' School in London, Celia went to Grenoble University in France to study French Language and Literature, before moving into journalism at The Times. She has one daughter and lives in Oxfordshire.

Reviews

[Dee]

3.75*
I quite enjoyed this one. I did see the reviews, which were a little off putting,but I thought it was a decent read. The characters I enjoyed and their individual part in the story.
The story itself goes to a couple of timelines and it kept me engaged in the events unfolding.
I loved the information about issues regarding climate change and volcanic eruptions. Was like a little science lesson.
The crime elements were done well and I only knew half of what might happen at the end. It wasn't what I had originally thought it would be.
Island life style, death, family feuds, love, tragedy and more.. it covers quite a few elements. Done well. Enjoyed 👍

[J.H. Moncrieff]

DNF.

[Sian Darnell]

Boring. Too much detail and talk about volcanoes and geographical terms and not much of an actual storyline. The ending is disappointing and bland to be honest.

[Zoe]

Unfortunately I had to abandon this early. Although the premise was interesting, the geographic descriptiveness of the early chapters felt excessive and left me confused.

[Carole]

Interesting but a bit convoluted with the swapping backwards and forwards of time frames which is frustrating when one is tired.

[Claire]

This was a strange book. The story was nice enough – woman sets forth to leave her turbulent history behind her – but the structure was a bit odd – memories within memories. Also, the main character seemed to flounder through most of the book. She lost confidence in all her relationships. She didn't seem very good at her job – as a means of defining terms for the reader, the questions kept coming from the main character, which created a sense that this woman had no idea what she was doing.

The main character's initial history – which I assume she is trying to step away from – stemmed from her being bullied into an awful, though bizarre, situation. Yet the character doesn't change. She is always the centre of sympathy, of loss and pain. She is bullied by her own insecurities.

There really isn't a resolution to this book. It's merely a story. This happened, and that happened. As stories go, it's alright. But the time spent reading this book would be better spent going for a walk.