Golden girl, Holly Fox, dies in childbirth. No one can cope, so baby Faith is dumped on her strange family in the North which includes an uncle who runs a religious sanctuary for the homeless and her caring but slightly dotty grandparents. Although its themes are serious - bereavement, faith or its absence and people's different expectations and perceptions - it is written with life-affirming exuberance and is very amusing especially about growing old.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 11 October 2001 ) |
