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Janus
Janus is a heart-wrenching story from Marjorie a story of love, hate, poverty and adversity, and of wanderlust. Following the lives of three generations of the Lewis family, this saga is teeming with pathos and hardships as each generation tackles the same issues of the last. The trials and tribulations of family life in a more difficult time begins with a young Albert Lewis, struggling to fit in with his society and his family, in the cold and bitter early 20th century, his mother, Florence, the only real love in his life. As his family life begins to unravel, his mother whisks him and his siblings away - on a long sea voyage to the embrace of Canadian shores. What seemed like a chance for redemption and a moment of hope, the situation soon spirals out of control. Could this fresh start begin to heal the Lewis' open wounds or will the effects leave a scar on the new generations to come, enabling the same mistakes to be passed down?
146 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 14, 2020
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October 30, 2020
An emotional, relatable and very well written tale.
It took me a little while to get into this book but once I did, it held my interest.
I was transported back to an earlier age and grew to care about some of the characters. There were some incidents which affected me more emotionally as they were, unfortunately, very relatable.
I did feel a rather jarring change in some characters during the latter part of the book but time had passed so it wasn't inconceivable (though one made me sad as I had liked her up until this point). The ending was a little rushed but I appreciated the words on the final page very much.
Also, very well written. Not peppered with grammatical and other errors (one of my pet peeves) so that was a pleasure in and of itself.
All in all, an enjoyable (though sometimes a little harrowing) read. I truly felt for some of these characters and was left imagining what some of my family went through.
I would have given it 4.5 stars if I could. I couldn't give 5 due to my requirement that a book make me eager to get to bed and read. :)
Recommended.
It took me a little while to get into this book but once I did, it held my interest.
I was transported back to an earlier age and grew to care about some of the characters. There were some incidents which affected me more emotionally as they were, unfortunately, very relatable.
I did feel a rather jarring change in some characters during the latter part of the book but time had passed so it wasn't inconceivable (though one made me sad as I had liked her up until this point). The ending was a little rushed but I appreciated the words on the final page very much.
Also, very well written. Not peppered with grammatical and other errors (one of my pet peeves) so that was a pleasure in and of itself.
All in all, an enjoyable (though sometimes a little harrowing) read. I truly felt for some of these characters and was left imagining what some of my family went through.
I would have given it 4.5 stars if I could. I couldn't give 5 due to my requirement that a book make me eager to get to bed and read. :)
Recommended.
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