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A review by bookchainedsoul
A Distant Horizon by AnneMarie Brear
5.0
I received this book as an eARC from @lovebookstours and I’m so glad to have been introduced to this author’s books through it. I had not read Annemarie Brear before but I think I definitely will now.
This book was pretty much flawless from beginning to end.
Without doubt my favourite part of this book is the context. It seemed to me that it was incredibly well researched. It was so interesting to read about the Irish famine from the perspective of a woman just trying to provide for her family when her husband doesn’t.
Which leads me onto our heroine, Ellen. I love her. She’s admirably strong, has a very do what must be done attitude, and cares deeply for her family (particularly her children). She makes this book go from four to five stars because while the context and the beautiful storyline is fantastic, she is such a wonderful character as a whole that makes the story far easier to relate to and sympathise with despite the extreme circumstances.
The other characters aren’t as detailed but they are still well developed and two dimensional. I loved her sons, especially Austin. They are lovely, protective darlings, and her daughter was so cute. The two men important to the story romantically (no spoilers as to who) were lovable and decent. I thoroughly enjoyed their interactions with Ellen and her children.
The story was authentic and heartbreaking at times but also massively uplifting as a whole. It’s an interesting time period, with interesting characters, and an interesting story. Truly a great read. Absolutely recommend!
This book was pretty much flawless from beginning to end.
Without doubt my favourite part of this book is the context. It seemed to me that it was incredibly well researched. It was so interesting to read about the Irish famine from the perspective of a woman just trying to provide for her family when her husband doesn’t.
Which leads me onto our heroine, Ellen. I love her. She’s admirably strong, has a very do what must be done attitude, and cares deeply for her family (particularly her children). She makes this book go from four to five stars because while the context and the beautiful storyline is fantastic, she is such a wonderful character as a whole that makes the story far easier to relate to and sympathise with despite the extreme circumstances.
The other characters aren’t as detailed but they are still well developed and two dimensional. I loved her sons, especially Austin. They are lovely, protective darlings, and her daughter was so cute. The two men important to the story romantically (no spoilers as to who) were lovable and decent. I thoroughly enjoyed their interactions with Ellen and her children.
The story was authentic and heartbreaking at times but also massively uplifting as a whole. It’s an interesting time period, with interesting characters, and an interesting story. Truly a great read. Absolutely recommend!