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really well written story about a frustrating, difficulttolike character, Anita seems to be living at a different pace and in a different head space to those in her world.
You will her to snap out of it and keep turning the page to see if she does, I found this at the library by searching for a novel set in Bulgaria, Well, a very small part of this takes part there, but much of the story is about Anita not being in Bulgaria.
There's a gradual uncovering of the tragedy that befell her family, and how it and her upbringing by emotionally distant parents have made it very difficult for her to function normally.


It's an interesting book, and I wanted to finish it, but I can't say I liked it.
Not worth reading. Beautiful writing. Love the way the author creates a sense of time and place, However I did not much care for Anita, the protagonist at all, and found it extremely hard to sympathize with her.
What I took from this, and perhaps it helped that I did not have any expectations prior to reading, was that this novel is primarily about loss.
Anita has physically lost her brother and emotionally lost her parents and as such she is somewhat emotionally adrift.
I think this novel is special because Davey has portrayed this in an original way, As the reader, I felt connected to Anita through the dreamy, disjointed narrative, as if this is what is in Anita's head, so I am put there as well.
It doesn't appear that Anita's life nor that of many other people's has a linear plot, so why should the reader be subjected to such a thing In other words, the narrative allowed me to experience what Anita might be experiencing, which was both emotionally powerful and

distant.
It's tough to pull that off and Davey did it, in my opinion, Excellent novel. I have not ready any of Davey's work before, I was attracted by the cover of the book and the actual title!
The characters I thought were very good apart from Connor thought that he was a bit of a shoein in my opinion, others will disagree.
I would certainly recommend this title to friends and family, this is a slow burner with interesting shifts and ripples, IMHO it could do with a tighter edit, It really, really grew on me, I loved its subtlety. Would recommend for sure. A slow read, lacking in plot and a main character that is incredibly difficult to engage with, A week of my life yes it took me a week to drag myself through it, that I will never get back.

Some beautifully written passages, but not enough to hold the whole thing together, I am not a Londoner, and was disappointed that the imagery of London life I was promised on the cover never really materialised.

On the whole, not dreadful but certainly lacking in places, Astoundingly well reviewed according to reputable comments on the cover, but so astoundingly poor!
Overprivileged pointless people, in hopelessly overdescribed uninteresting situations.
Obviously not for me This is no page turner, its a slow read that goes no where in particular and only lets you glimpse the main character Anita, through a series of layers that very slowly reveal themselves so that by the end of the book you think you know what makes her tick.
This book was ok but really fizzled out to nothing, no proper ending and at the end of it all I wasn't really sure what it was all about.
Charts the complications of family relationships with deft insight, dry wit, and extraordinary tenderness,
 
Anita Mostyn feels the need to take a holiday from her life, As a child, she was dismissed by her parents in favour of her selfconfident brothers, and as an adult, her choices are disapproved of the small art gallery she works for, the friends she makes, the men she sees.
Mossy lumbered with a childhood nickname that stuck is never the 'fixed point' not for her most recent lover, Nick Halsey, or for the mother whose approval she craves.
Instead, she lives on the edges of things, On a whim, she takes up an offer to scout for holiday properties in Bulgaria, escaping the impending second wedding of her perfect brother and a horrifying episode in her past.

 
Poignant, and absurd, sharp and wry, Janet Davey's luminous prose charts the complications of family relationships with insight and extraordinary tenderness.
As Anita navigates difficult waters, we begin to understand her past, and, little by little, see her emerge anew.
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