A review by kirkw1972
Island on the Edge of the World by Deborah Rodriguez
4.0
It's only March and I'm on my first summer read. I'm self distancing by staying in my house, the weather has been glorious so I sat in my garden pretending it was high summer and read this tale of four women in Haiti.
I loved all the characters. I wasn't so keen on Lizbeth at the beginning but she I think she came into her own towards the end. I know nothing about Haiti except voodoo and the earthquake so I found that I learnt a lot from this within the novel. It's a place I may never get to but it was described in such detail I felt like I could see every bit. It's not a glamorous island; there's a lot of poverty and I think the descriptions made the island almost like another character.
It's a fairly quick read. The events take place over a few days and you can the pace as the women rush around the island trying to find Senzey's missing baby. I would have personally liked more around Charlie's mum April's story and the downfall of Jim but overall a lovely read to take your mind off of the current troubles
N.B written during the UK Corona virus lockdown
I loved all the characters. I wasn't so keen on Lizbeth at the beginning but she I think she came into her own towards the end. I know nothing about Haiti except voodoo and the earthquake so I found that I learnt a lot from this within the novel. It's a place I may never get to but it was described in such detail I felt like I could see every bit. It's not a glamorous island; there's a lot of poverty and I think the descriptions made the island almost like another character.
It's a fairly quick read. The events take place over a few days and you can the pace as the women rush around the island trying to find Senzey's missing baby. I would have personally liked more around Charlie's mum April's story and the downfall of Jim but overall a lovely read to take your mind off of the current troubles
N.B written during the UK Corona virus lockdown