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Title: Foolish Mortals: A Novel
Author: Jennifer Johnston
Narrator: Gerard Doyle
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-10-14
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
After a shocking accident, one family gathers for an unforgettable Christmas overflowing with secrets and revelations in this deeply felt novel by one of Irelands foremost modern writers. Henry has been estranged from his children since his divorce with their mother, Stephanie. But when a car accident claims the life of his second wife and leaves him with partial amnesia, Henry embarks on the fraught journey of making amends. As the family gathers for Christmas dinner, Henrys memory comes back in starts and stops - the wedges that drove his daughter, Ciara, away; the slow onset of his mothers dementia; the real cause of his break with his ex-wife.
A tragicomedy of near-Shakespearean proportions, Foolish Mortals is at once a novel of the mending of a dysfunctional family and a portrait of the modernizing gradient blending old Ireland into new.
Members Reviews:
Foolish mortals
An older man in hospital enjoys the cheerful company of nurses and looks back over his life, having gradually to make decisions for the future.
This is nicely written and gentle, but perhaps too slow as there is no action or sense of urgency at any time.
Incisive and pleasurable
What a find! I had never heard of this author till I read an essay by an Australian about the pleasures of cruising bookshops in the UK, and her mention of "Foolish Mortals" enticed me to order a copy from Amazon. Indeed a very pleasurable and intelligent read; not a word wasted, and characters that feel real. Highly recommended -- and as this is her 15th novel, I have plenty more research to do to track them all down!
Five Stars
I plan to read all of Jennifer Johnston's books now!
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Title: Foolish Mortals: A Novel
Author: Jennifer Johnston
Narrator: Gerard Doyle
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-10-14
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
After a shocking accident, one family gathers for an unforgettable Christmas overflowing with secrets and revelations in this deeply felt novel by one of Irelands foremost modern writers. Henry has been estranged from his children since his divorce with their mother, Stephanie. But when a car accident claims the life of his second wife and leaves him with partial amnesia, Henry embarks on the fraught journey of making amends. As the family gathers for Christmas dinner, Henrys memory comes back in starts and stops - the wedges that drove his daughter, Ciara, away; the slow onset of his mothers dementia; the real cause of his break with his ex-wife.
A tragicomedy of near-Shakespearean proportions, Foolish Mortals is at once a novel of the mending of a dysfunctional family and a portrait of the modernizing gradient blending old Ireland into new.
Members Reviews:
Foolish mortals
An older man in hospital enjoys the cheerful company of nurses and looks back over his life, having gradually to make decisions for the future.
This is nicely written and gentle, but perhaps too slow as there is no action or sense of urgency at any time.
Incisive and pleasurable
What a find! I had never heard of this author till I read an essay by an Australian about the pleasures of cruising bookshops in the UK, and her mention of "Foolish Mortals" enticed me to order a copy from Amazon. Indeed a very pleasurable and intelligent read; not a word wasted, and characters that feel real. Highly recommended -- and as this is her 15th novel, I have plenty more research to do to track them all down!
Five Stars
I plan to read all of Jennifer Johnston's books now!