Wendy
November 03, 2014
Book Review - The Stone Boy by Sophie Loubiere
Again, I
can't think how to describe this book without revealing information that needs
to be garnered carefully and slowly through the exposition of plot and
character in this beautifully eccentric study of an elderly widow. Martin loves
his mother but increasingly cannot cope with her endless letter writing, dust
collecting, mouse-trap setting and spying on the neighbours. But it is the
neighbours who hold her interest, particularly a little boy who comes out only
rarely to play with stones. Following its own internal logic, eventually all
becomes clear and you are left with a heart-breaking act of love that defines
her life. An established French author
here in brilliant translation.
Wendy
Wendy
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