A review by andrew61
Moving by Jenny Eclair
3.0
I liked the format of this book which began in the present as Edwina an elderly lady living alone in a large London house contemplates selling the property. As she invites a young estate agent to view each chapter takes us into a separate room where memories allow us to glean some of her history. We learn that she married twice, that she had twins Charlie and Rowena and a step son Lucas, that Lucas did something she couldn't forgive and the consequences created a rift in her family. In part two we go back 35 years and meet Fern a rich London student starting a drama course at Manchester University and moving into digs. Part two ties up the thread of the story. In Part 3 we meet Lucas in present day.
The book left enough unsaid at the beginning to create a tension that made it a page turner. the sense of Manchester in the early 80's was well done, even to the description of the local flea pit cinema sadly now no longer there in Withington, and I suppose as I was a similar age in 1980's Manchester and live in the area I enjoyed the recognition. The ending as well didn't disappoint so overall a good read and I will look for more by this celebrity author.
The book left enough unsaid at the beginning to create a tension that made it a page turner. the sense of Manchester in the early 80's was well done, even to the description of the local flea pit cinema sadly now no longer there in Withington, and I suppose as I was a similar age in 1980's Manchester and live in the area I enjoyed the recognition. The ending as well didn't disappoint so overall a good read and I will look for more by this celebrity author.