Kathy Page
Autore di Dear Evelyn
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: Copyright Shari Mcdonald
Opere di Kathy Page
Opere correlate
Wild Women: Contemporary Short Stories by Women Celebrating Women (1994) — Collaboratore — 150 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Page, Kathy
- Data di nascita
- 1958-04-08
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- UK (birth)
Canada - Luogo di nascita
- London, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Istruzione
- York University (BA)
University of East Anglia (MA, creative writing) - Attività lavorative
- writer
- Agente
- Lesley Thorne (Aitken Alexander Associates)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 16
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 323
- Popolarità
- #73,309
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 12
- ISBN
- 50
- Lingue
- 3
I found the beginning years more carefully drawn- once they have their children, time skips right along. A parent to three myself, I understand that this does really happen (I have absolutely no memory of the late 80’s, early 90’s for example), but I found myself yearning for a few more details between decades.
Harry loves Evelyn much more than she loves him- her feelings are rarely mentioned, unless they are annoyance, and their relationship seems to be one of her complaining and him meeting any of her desires. I felt for him. I wanted to feel for her, but her waspishness reminded me of the bitterness I developed during my marriage...something that I rejected and fled.
The war scenes are especially gripping and carry the weight of this novel. The author says she used some of of her father’s letters to her mother when he was deployed as research- perhaps this is why this section reads the truest.
I found Evelyn a bit tiresome (as was Harry) - but I felt sorrier for Harry, especially as he is placed in a home.
Worth a read. I gulped it back in one evening. It held my attention throughout. Clever scene and time cutting made the story run along.… (altro)