The Blind Light
Product available on: 01/07/2020
Price: £24.98
Publisher information
- Publisher: Bolinda Publishing
- ISBN: 9780655674542
- Languages: English
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Wonderful characterisation
Terrific novel. Spans the lives of the polar opposite privileged Carter and working class Moore families. The men meet during National Service in 1959 when... READ MORE
Rich and engaging
Terrific novel. Spans the lives of the polar opposite privileged Carter and working class Moore families. The men meet during National Service in 1959 when... READ MORE
In contention for my Book of the Year!
In contention for my Book of the Year, and it’s only March! ‘The Blind Light’ by Stuart Evers is a novel that I was sad to finish. The writer presents re... READ MORE
Fantastic
Fantastic story spanning over 70 years of history. The story follows two friends Drum and Carter when they met during National Service in the 1950's. The m... READ MORE
Very enjoyable
I really enjoyed this book after waiting a long time for it to arrive! It is a huge novel - 533 pages!- and it took some time to read with other commitment... READ MORE
An epic of masterful story telling
The Blind Light is an epic of masterful story telling, covering the lives of two men and their families over the period from just after the Second World Wa... READ MORE
Historical family saga
The story is told over six decades and tells the story of two friends who met during their National Service. The family saga unfolds, exploring relationshi... READ MORE
Cold war drama
This book tells the life story of Drum and his family and his close ties with Carter. On paper they are the most unlikely friends, but they create an unbre... READ MORE
amazing
This magnificent story pulls on the heartstrings of even the toughest of souls. This story is about Drummond Moore, he meets James Carter and in my opinion... READ MORE
Beautifully written
I loved this book. It is a long read but never did it feel laboured; once you get to know the characters you will not want to put it down. The author tells... READ MORE
Interesting read
This novel was an interesting read. It spanned many years and centred around two very different families who knew each other from when the two man became f... READ MORE
Great family drama
This was a fascinating novel, starting in the late 1950s where Drummond meets the affluent and well educated Carter while on national service.
They forge ... READ MORE
Friendship,love,lies and deceit spanning 60 years
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Difficult to engage with
I was looking forward to the arrival of this book. I liked the idea of the two main characters coming together under the pressures of war and watching this... READ MORE
It's a gruelling read but once you get into it...
This is a strange book. At one level it is a social history of life in the post atomic age, at another it is a gruelling family history ridden by class iss... READ MORE
ARC
As the 1950s draw to a close, and the Cold War escalates, the shape of Drummond Moore’s life is changed beyond measure when he strikes up an unlikely frien... READ MORE
Post War Britain with a Modern Twist
Starting in the late 1950’s at the time of the Cold War this fictional but historical book details chronologically the journey of Britain through the decad... READ MORE
Insightful and enjoyable
Social divides in our cultural history, has always been interesting to me and naturally when I saw that this book was an exploration of that I knew instant... READ MORE
Somewhat Disappointed
I was really looking forward to reading this book but I found it quite disappointing.
It starts off with Drummond back in 1959 during his National Service ... READ MORE
Epic, intimate and emotional
Well this was an epic read!
The story centres around Drum from his National Service in the 1950s to the end of his life some 50 years later. Drum's Nation... READ MORE
I couldn’t put this one down
This is the story of two men, Drummond Moore and James Carter, Who come from completely different backgrounds and meet while doing their national service i... READ MORE
Family drama epic
Running from the late 1950s right up to the present day this was the story of the Drummond family .
Meeting Carter while on national service he and Drum qu... READ MORE
A very well written Cold War tale of relationships and real life
Firstly I think that the comparison with the American greats is overstated. But this is a very good book. It is well written, well plotted and with a reall... READ MORE
fateful friendship, and fears.
Two men, Drum (Drummond Moore, a worker from the Ford plant in Dagenham) and Carter (James Carter, an upper-middle class student sent down from Oxford), me... READ MORE
Very intriguing
I love the fact that the book had over sixty years of British history combined with different elements making it further more compelling for its readers.
... READ MORE
Great
I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review, my thanks go to readers first, the author and the publisher.
This book was a great read,... READ MORE
A powerful, multi-faceted story.
Told mainly from the perspectives of Drum, Gwen, and later Anneka and Nate, this hugely ambitious and engaging story managed to combine the intensity of th... READ MORE
Unusual
The book had a different cover from that advertised. In my opinion that cover I received from the publisher was much better and fitted the story more. The ... READ MORE
Blind Boring
I did not like this book at all. Initially I was looking forward to reading it but unfortunately I got so bored I had to give it up. It got so confusing at... READ MORE
Not for me
This novel by Stuart Evers is one that spans a 60 year period and tells of friendships, class and family. It also builds upon something which was consider... READ MORE
A slow burn fiction novel spanning decades!
Rounded up from somewhere between 2.5-3 stars ⭐️
The blind light follows the lives of Drummond and Carter, two young men meet during their time in servic... READ MORE
One of the books of the year
This book is such a journey and you are pulled in and taken along.
Drum and Carter are enrolled in an armed force that is trained to deal with the afterma... READ MORE
Not my cup of tea overall
This sounded so good from the blurb but I found it such a dull read overall.
It starts in the late 1950s where Drummond meets the well to do Carter while t... READ MORE
Disappointing
I haven't read any of this author's books before and was looking forward to reading this one especially it's retelling of modern UK history. However, I was... READ MORE
Good historical novel
I'm yet to receive this book due to postal delays but really looking forward to reading it.
From what I can tell the book is set over sixty years of Briti... READ MORE
Intimate, dark and powerful
A beautifully written, thoughtful and powerful portrait of Britain, the effects of class within our society and how national and international events shape... READ MORE
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