After
fighting the First World War in France, Daniel Branwell returns to his home in Cornwall
only to learn that his mother was dead and that he has no home. Mary Pascoe, an
elderly woman, allows Daniel to build a shelter on her land but then she falls
ill.
Haunted by the torments of war in which his only friend
Frederick lost his life, Daniel is caught between the loss of a friend and a
lie.
Helen Dunmore has been simply brilliant in this masterpiece
as she weaves a silent chill around Frederick' sister, shadows of dead people, Daniel’s
past life and a lie.
The book is a must read, we give it 9 in a scale of 10.
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