Midwinter Break
Product available on: 01/08/2017
Price: £19.98
Publisher information
- Publisher: Bolinda Publishing
- ISBN: 9781489401793
- Languages: English
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The perfect subtle, slow-paced read for the post-Christmas lag
A tremendous book. Incredibly gentle but all the more powerful for the softness with which it addresses a deteriorating relationship. Husband is an alcohol... READ MORE
Hauntingly, achingly, beautiful.
Midwinter Break is one of those books that linger in your mind, keeping the cogs and wheels turning, until you understand why it is that it resonates so de... READ MORE
Midwinter Break: A Joy to Read
Bernard MacLaverty is one of those authors who you can imagine holding an audience around the fire absolutely spellbound. You can imagine him, in the Gre... READ MORE
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Very poor found it very hard to get into one of the worst books I’ve read in a long while
Nuanced and subtle, a seasonally affecting portrait of a marriage.
Let this story of Gerry and Stella Gilmore remind you of the vital essentials of life.
This novel simmers down into a deceptively simple love story of a c... READ MORE
Quiet and lovely.
I love short, quiet literary novels that focus on the ins and outs of relationships and on a short period of time. Gerry and Stella were characters who ran... READ MORE
You will all love this book whatever your age
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I really enjoyed reading about an elderly couple for a change. The writing is superb, how elderly people lead their day to day lif... READ MORE
Intimate and soul searching
The mood of the book Midwinter Break and the content actually had the effect of making me question the longevity and even the purpose of marriage. Is it fo... READ MORE
Midwinter break
What a totally drab story poorly written waist of money
A delicate study of two intertwined lives
MacLaverty uses language with a deceptively light touch; never bludgeoning an idea but rather letting it seep into the reader. This is a poignant examinati... READ MORE
A Lovely Book to Read
This was a lovely book to read. The story starts with Gerry and Stella preparing to set off on a midwinter break, from their home in Glasgow to Amsterdam. ... READ MORE
Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty
A beautifully written and absorbing read.
Disappointed
I bought this on recommendations and reading the reviews but I’m sorry - the content of the synopsis is very good but for me, the last 8 pages of writing w... READ MORE
Human , brave and tender
Many long-term couples will recognise themselves in this exquisite portrait of marriage in the autumn / 'mid' winter of life.
I look forward to seeing t... READ MORE