1947: Marvellous Ways is 89 years old, she sits by the river bank in a Cornish creek, with a telescope searching for someone or something, she knows not what. Drake is a traumatised soldier from WW II on a mission to fulfil a dying man's wishes. Their paths cross in Winman's life-affirming tale as the old woman comes to his aid. Magical - a delicious fairy-tale for grown-ups.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 106 Autumn 2022 ) |
