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Title: This Is Not a Novel: A Novel
Author: Jennifer Johnston
Narrator: Terry Donnelly
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-23-14
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Grappling with the loss of her brother three decades prior, a woman digs into her family's past and uncovers generations of betrayal, half-truths, and secrecy
Imogen's brother, Johnny, disappeared thirty years ago, ostensibly the victim of a drowning accident - a story to which everyone but Imogen subscribes. Johnny was too good of a swimmer, she reasons, and his body was never found. Imogen alone believes that he is still alive. To get to the truth, she dives into her memory and her family's history, all the way back to World War I-era Ireland and the long-buried events that forever changed them.
Lyrical, gripping, and compact, This Is Not a Novel is Imogen's first-person account of her search. Portrayed through fragments of memory, letters, and poetry, the book is not only a retelling - it is an appeal to Johnny, wherever he is, to come back home.
Members Reviews:
Yet another masterpiece from one of Ireland's literary geniuses
Jennifer Johnston is probably my favorite Irish author. Her books -- and this one is no exception -- are short, compact, understated, and filled with tight symbolism. Usually she even has a puzzle-like aspect to her novels, where you're waiting until the very last scene to figure out how all of the pieces fit together. However, it's surprisingly hard to find her work in the US.
This book was a real delight. I read it in one day. It follows a young woman who has been mysteriously stuck in a mental hospital by her family. We wonder why until the very end. In the meantime, the action jumps back two generations, and then forward in time, so that we are forced to wonder whether character traits are genetic.
It's not until the end, though, that you figure out what the novel was really about. And then you sit there amazed at the author's brilliance -- and her understanding of family dynamics.
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Title: This Is Not a Novel: A Novel
Author: Jennifer Johnston
Narrator: Terry Donnelly
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-23-14
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Grappling with the loss of her brother three decades prior, a woman digs into her family's past and uncovers generations of betrayal, half-truths, and secrecy
Imogen's brother, Johnny, disappeared thirty years ago, ostensibly the victim of a drowning accident - a story to which everyone but Imogen subscribes. Johnny was too good of a swimmer, she reasons, and his body was never found. Imogen alone believes that he is still alive. To get to the truth, she dives into her memory and her family's history, all the way back to World War I-era Ireland and the long-buried events that forever changed them.
Lyrical, gripping, and compact, This Is Not a Novel is Imogen's first-person account of her search. Portrayed through fragments of memory, letters, and poetry, the book is not only a retelling - it is an appeal to Johnny, wherever he is, to come back home.
Members Reviews:
Yet another masterpiece from one of Ireland's literary geniuses
Jennifer Johnston is probably my favorite Irish author. Her books -- and this one is no exception -- are short, compact, understated, and filled with tight symbolism. Usually she even has a puzzle-like aspect to her novels, where you're waiting until the very last scene to figure out how all of the pieces fit together. However, it's surprisingly hard to find her work in the US.
This book was a real delight. I read it in one day. It follows a young woman who has been mysteriously stuck in a mental hospital by her family. We wonder why until the very end. In the meantime, the action jumps back two generations, and then forward in time, so that we are forced to wonder whether character traits are genetic.
It's not until the end, though, that you figure out what the novel was really about. And then you sit there amazed at the author's brilliance -- and her understanding of family dynamics.