A Little Bird Told Me by Marianne Holmes
Summary
Besides, if you were one half evil, wouldn’t you want to know about the other half?
In the scorching summer of 1976, Robyn spends her days swimming at the Lido and tagging after her brother. It’s the perfect holiday – except for the crying women her mum keeps bringing home.
As the heatwave boils on, tensions in the town begin to simmer. Everyone is gossiping about her mum, a strange man is following her around, and worst of all, no one will tell Robyn the truth. But this town isn’t good at keeping secrets…
Twelve years later Robyn returns home, to a house that has stood empty for years and a town that hasn’t moved on, forced to confront the mystery that haunted her that summer.
And atone for the part she played in it.
My Review
A Little Bird Told Me is Marianne Holmes' debut novel and it is truly stunning. The story is narrated by Robyn and switches between the summers of 1976 and 1988. Seeing the story unfold through the eyes of a child, one trying to understand the confusing behaviour of the adults around her, makes the mystery all the more haunting.
The relationship between Robyn and her big brother Kit is one of the many strengths of this book. His memories of the events that led to them having to leave their home are much clearer than Robyn's, but he is unaware of the secrets and guilt that have preyed on her mind ever since.
The writing is beautiful, and I found myself rereading paragraphs for the sheer joy of revisiting the images the words portrayed. The characters step off the page and draw you into their tale; I felt the children's apprehension, their fear as things spin out of control and their world turns upside down.
An intriguing mystery that had me hooked from the beginning and guessing to the very last page.
I'd like to thank Agora Books and Netgalley for the advance copy of this book.
Check out the authors website here and read all about the inspiration behind this book.
Book Information
Title: A Little Bird Told Me
Author: Marianne Holmes
Publisher: Agora Books
Isbn: 9781912194858
Amazon
goodreads
The writing is beautiful, and I found myself rereading paragraphs for the sheer joy of revisiting the images the words portrayed. The characters step off the page and draw you into their tale; I felt the children's apprehension, their fear as things spin out of control and their world turns upside down.
An intriguing mystery that had me hooked from the beginning and guessing to the very last page.
I'd like to thank Agora Books and Netgalley for the advance copy of this book.
Check out the authors website here and read all about the inspiration behind this book.
Book Information
Title: A Little Bird Told Me
Author: Marianne Holmes
Publisher: Agora Books
Isbn: 9781912194858
Amazon
goodreads
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