![]() ![]() ![]() Martha and Ingrid are extremely close siblings and look after each other when their mother is off sculpting in her studio or making a show of herself by drinking too much.Īt 17 Martha starts to suffer from an unnamed mental illness which manifests itself with her sitting for days under her desk in her bedroom, barely eating or sleeping. There doesn’t seem to be any anger or blame there appears to be a sad resignedness surrounding the end of their relationship.įrom here we go back in time through Martha’s early life with her sister Ingrid, and somewhat bohemian parents, her father an unpublished poet and her mother who ‘re-purposes’ items as sculptures. The book opens at the point that 40 year old Martha’s marriage to Patrick is disintegrating. One night on a whim I picked it up, started reading and after a mere few pages I knew I was in for something GOOD. I’d seen Sorrow And Bliss by Meg Mason doing the rounds on Twitter and when a proof copy dropped through my door I placed it on my proof pile ready for photographing. ![]() This book took me completely by surprise in a brilliant way! I’ve just finished reading it and had to sit down and get some words down straight away. ![]()
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