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A review by mat_tobin
The Driftway by Penelope Lively
4.0
Although not as accomplished as [b:The House In Norham Gardens|688099|The House In Norham Gardens|Penelope Lively|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1441006294s/688099.jpg|674454] I still loved this book. When Paul's father takes in a partner, he cannot cope and runs away taking his little sister with him. Why does his father need anyone? How could anyone replace his dead mother and what is there to like about Christine?
When Paul runs away he encounters a stranger taking his horse-drawn cart along the ancient Driftways around and beyond Oxfordshire. Whilst heading to his grandmother's, Paul begins to see nd hear echoes of others who have traveled this route and their stories help him better understand his own.
I agreed so much with Lively's commentary on our connection to the land. A key book for my own research.
When Paul runs away he encounters a stranger taking his horse-drawn cart along the ancient Driftways around and beyond Oxfordshire. Whilst heading to his grandmother's, Paul begins to see nd hear echoes of others who have traveled this route and their stories help him better understand his own.
I agreed so much with Lively's commentary on our connection to the land. A key book for my own research.