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The Beacon
by Susan Hill | Literature & Fiction
Registered by jeniwren of Greigs Flat, New South Wales Australia on Friday, March 11, 2011
Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members 

status (set by tqd): to be read


2 journalers for this copy...

Journal Entry 1 by jeniwren from Greigs Flat, New South Wales Australia on Friday, March 11, 2011

8 out of 10

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0701183403, Hardcover)
What happens to a family when one of the brothers publishes his “misery memoir?” Is his litany of childhood torment a complete invention? Or was there really a cupboard under the stairs?

The farmhouse was called The Beacon and they had been born and reared there, May, Colin, Frank and Berenice, but only May had been left for the last 27 years . . .

May had been the clever daughter and she had escaped the shelter of The Beacon, just once, to go to university. But in London she had been pursued by nameless terrors, the victim of fears and anxieties. Now she was the spinster daughter, the one who stayed, who nursed her father after his accident and looked after her mother in her old age.

Frank was the one who got away. He married and moved on. But why does no one ever mention Frank’s name?

Richly atmospheric, evoking mystery, ambiguity and suspense, The Beacon is a novella which continues to resonate beyond the final pages.
 

Journal Entry 2 by jeniwren at Greigs Flat, New South Wales Australia on Friday, March 11, 2011

8 out of 10

This is an interesting story of a family torn apart due to the actions of one sibling. A short novella where the author manages to say a great deal in few words and I must say this makes me want to track down more of her work. Beautiful writing with a bit of suspense that kept me turning the pages of which I devoured in a few hours one sunny afternoon. 

Journal Entry 3 by jeniwren at Greigs Flat, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, May 18, 2011

8 out of 10

Now reserved for the OZVBB Round 24 

Journal Entry 4 by jeniwren at Greigs Flat, New South Wales Australia on Monday, May 23, 2011

8 out of 10

This one didnt spend long in the box and now requested and on its way via post this week to Marrickville NSW. Enjoy as I am sure you will being a fan of Susan Hill :) 

Journal Entry 5 by tqd at Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, May 26, 2011

This book has not been rated.

Thanks jeniwren, the book turned up quick smart! I'm looking forward to reading it. 



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