Journal Entry 1 by cats-eye from Bishop Auckland, County Durham United Kingdom on Sunday, January 21, 2007

Synopsis:

In a disused lighthouse on the Devon coast lives Peter Straker, a recluse who, in his dreams, is visited by an oddly disparate group of people from a grandmother to a teenager. But they have all been dead for 24 years -- and Straker thinks he killed them. Many years ago, newly-married Imogen Doody's husband went to work one day and never came back, leaving her angry at life and other people. Now Imogen has inherited a cottage near Straker's lighthouse, a piece of good fortune she badly needs. But the cottage is falling down, and she needs help restoring it...Guilt, emotional bruising and a Tiger Moth plane lie at the heart of this story of two misfits. Related with infectious warmth and wit, it is a testament to the essential goodness and resilience of the human spirit.

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Once again, Clare Morrall has written a touching and wrenching observation on the human condition. Her characters are unforgettable, and the story moves at such a steady, unstoppable pace that I found it difficult to put this book down. Straker is such a sad and amazing character...it will be hard to forget him. This book will stay with me long after it leaves my shelf. I hated to see it end, and I can't wait to see what Morrall comes up with next! Definitely a contender for one of my top reads of the year.
I have RES this until I decide what to do with it next!