The serenity of Trevor's writing belies the turmoil in his characters' lives. He spins a story (he is a storyteller) beginning in Southern Ireland on the brink of division. A casual incident seals the fate of one family and for the next 60 years Lucy's guilt (Gault?), love and fixation ruins all she touches. Then redemption, for her.
(Joan Jackson - bwl 16 December 2002 ) |
