A Jarful of Angels
by Babs Horton | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0743449711 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0743449711 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Plum-crazy of Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 12/21/2019
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Journal Entry 1 by Plum-crazy from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, December 21, 2019
The remote town in the Welsh valleys was a wonderful, magical - but sometimes dangerous - place in which to to grow up. It was there that Iffy, Bessie, Fatty and Billy experienced a plague of frogs one summer, stumbled upon a garden full of dancing statues, found a skull with its front teeth missing - and discovered just what it was that mad Carty Annie was collecting so secretly in those jars of hers.
But at the end of that long, hot summer of 1961, one of the four children disappeared.
Over thirty years later, returned detective Will Sloane, never able to forget the unsolved case, returns to Wales to resume his search for the truth. His investigation will draw him into a number of interlocking mysteries, each one more puzzling than the last.
Mmm....not really sure what to say about this book. It is very atmospheric & the feel of life in the small Welsh town is really brought to life. The children themselves are a bit of a mixed bunch; Billy can't/won't talk, Fatty is neglected by his parents, Iffy is a bright orphan cared for by her grandparents & Bessie is spoilt (she always made me think of Nellie Oleson from "Little House on the Prairie" with her ringlets, frills & gingham!)
& all of them are unaware of the secrets hidden in their own families past. The rest of the village seems to consist of more than their fair share of weirdoes!
Interwoven with the tale of the four's childhoods is the story of a dying detective determined to solve the mystery of the child who went missing 40 years before - though it's not until nearly the end that the reader actually discovers which of the four children it was.
Overall I quite enjoyed this book & was determined to read it all if only to find out who the unlucky child was. I did find the story muddling in parts as it didn't always seem to flow well. It's been one of those books that after putting it down has left me a bit unsatisfied, as I keep thinking of bits that have left me confused. Maybe it would benefit from a second reading but I can't see that happening as I have too many "new" books to get through :o)
But at the end of that long, hot summer of 1961, one of the four children disappeared.
Over thirty years later, returned detective Will Sloane, never able to forget the unsolved case, returns to Wales to resume his search for the truth. His investigation will draw him into a number of interlocking mysteries, each one more puzzling than the last.
Mmm....not really sure what to say about this book. It is very atmospheric & the feel of life in the small Welsh town is really brought to life. The children themselves are a bit of a mixed bunch; Billy can't/won't talk, Fatty is neglected by his parents, Iffy is a bright orphan cared for by her grandparents & Bessie is spoilt (she always made me think of Nellie Oleson from "Little House on the Prairie" with her ringlets, frills & gingham!)
& all of them are unaware of the secrets hidden in their own families past. The rest of the village seems to consist of more than their fair share of weirdoes!
Interwoven with the tale of the four's childhoods is the story of a dying detective determined to solve the mystery of the child who went missing 40 years before - though it's not until nearly the end that the reader actually discovers which of the four children it was.
Overall I quite enjoyed this book & was determined to read it all if only to find out who the unlucky child was. I did find the story muddling in parts as it didn't always seem to flow well. It's been one of those books that after putting it down has left me a bit unsatisfied, as I keep thinking of bits that have left me confused. Maybe it would benefit from a second reading but I can't see that happening as I have too many "new" books to get through :o)
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Released as part of the 2020 SEPTEMBER SAPPHIRE CHALLENGE (#43)
Released as part of the 2020 SEPTEMBER SAPPHIRE CHALLENGE (#43)
Journal Entry 3 by Diane-Fraser at Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Thank you for all the books for my LFL :-)
Journal Entry 4 by Diane-Fraser at Little Free Library in West Moor, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (10/28/2020 UTC) at Little Free Library in West Moor, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom
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