A marvellous book, "Daughter" is unbelievably good for a
first novel. It was totally compelling and I've read it over three days and two nights, reluctant to put it down to do the other things I must.
Jane Shemilt's starting point has been what she knows: family life for two doctors (Dad a neurosurgeon, Mum a GP) living and working in Bristol. However, she takes this normal family into a hellish situation that is every parents' nightmare, and charts its destructive effect. Is anything ever what it seems? How can we survive compound losses and tragedies?
The writing is poignant, insightful and engaging, the characters all too familiar and sympathetic, and the plot is finely wrought and well-paced. Highly recommended, and I hope her next book is published soon!
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