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Mary Rattigan sognava di volare via: da una madre violenta, incapace di amare, da un padre buono ma debole, da un’educazione bigotta, dalla miseria dell’Irlanda del Nord. Ma i sogni possono svanire in un unico istante: a sedici anni, Mary infatti si ritrova incinta e, per salvare l’onore della famiglia, viene costretta a sposare John, che abita nella fattoria accanto e che è cresciuto a sua volta col marchio di figlio “bastardo”. E così, appena sedicenne, Mary si trova imprigionata in una vita di cui le sfugge il senso: non sapendo cosa significhi volersi bene, non concepisce neppure che qualcuno la possa amare. Ma forse, anche dopo anni, c’è ancora tempo per vivere. Per avere un istante di felicità.
- ISBN: 8833211258
- Casa Editrice: astoria
- Pagine: 368
- Data di uscita: 07-10-2021
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4-5 stars Well, I think my actual heart did break on several occasions in this rollercoaster debut novel. This is the story of Mary Rattigan, who lives in Carncloon, Co Tyrone who has her own personal troubles against the backdrop of The Troubles, beknighting the six counties and beyond the borders o Leggi tutto
Set in Northern Island from the early 70s, Mary Rattigan tells her life story from childhood with an incredibly abusive (physically and verbally) mother, a wimpy father all in the shadow of the Catholic Church and the violence of the troubles. I found it an emotional read and also frustrating. The b Leggi tutto
strong but silent hot northern irish farmer is my new type
Totally amazing book - out of my usual genre, of course, but I couldn't put it down. Recent winner of the Authors' Club Best First Novel award, when apparently even the chief judge said he cried three times (as did I - many times) - it's funny, heart-warming and at times very sad. Strongly recommend Leggi tutto
This book was a bit of a curate's egg for me. The first part dealing with Mary's childhood before her forced marriage at sixteen was superb. It really captured growing up with a toxic, narcissistic mother in Northern Ireland and resonated so much with my own life down to her mother spelling out regp Leggi tutto
On the outside it feels baffling that two people who marry and spend their lives together can be virtual strangers to each other, yet this is the reality of many arranged relationships. Tish Delaney movingly depicts the life of one such Northern Irish woman in her debut novel “Before My Actual Heart Leggi tutto
