![]() ![]() ![]() Whilst her life is filled with horses, a large house and lessons taught by a governess there’s a sadness that surrounds her because despite everything, she has no friends and even her family seem to humour her presence. This story tells the life of Aroon through childhood to adulthood, as a privileged daughter living in upper class Irish society during the 1920s. But I then re-read her introduction again after I’d finished the story and I found it so relatable, so if you do have this copy I’d personally recommend reading the introduction afterwards.Īny who… onto the actual story. ![]() Now, I must have a little whinge at the start of this review because whilst I loved Maggie’s introduction, her detailed analysis of Keane’s writing style and the plot gave away quite a lot of spoilers… and I found that quite frustrating. In all honesty, I had never heard of this book and I picked it up more because Maggie O’Farrell had done the introduction… and that was all I needed to know to grab it! ![]()
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