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A review by shereadsalotofbooks
Away by Jane Urquhart
4.0
A beautiful lyrical novel of mixed Canadian, Irish and mythic heritage.
It’s the story of four generations of women who feel a strong pull to a mythical dream world intertwined with historical and political events of the time.
It begins as a ship’s wrecked cargo of whiskey barrels, cabbages, silver teapots and one mostly dead sailor wash ashore in pre-potato famine Ireland.
As in other Urquhart novels I’ve read, the landscape is a character and key world events of the time are woven deeply into the story. Her lyrical writing lends itself perfectly to a story where a character is away in a another world.
I’m a fast reader but Urquhart’s writing style forces me to read slowly and take it all in. It look me ages to read and I finally finished it last night.
I took this pic almost a year ago at Spiral Jetty shortly after I began reading it.
Recommended.
It’s the story of four generations of women who feel a strong pull to a mythical dream world intertwined with historical and political events of the time.
It begins as a ship’s wrecked cargo of whiskey barrels, cabbages, silver teapots and one mostly dead sailor wash ashore in pre-potato famine Ireland.
As in other Urquhart novels I’ve read, the landscape is a character and key world events of the time are woven deeply into the story. Her lyrical writing lends itself perfectly to a story where a character is away in a another world.
I’m a fast reader but Urquhart’s writing style forces me to read slowly and take it all in. It look me ages to read and I finally finished it last night.
I took this pic almost a year ago at Spiral Jetty shortly after I began reading it.
Recommended.