My captivating read this week, made me feel and breath community life in Ireland, so much so I have added the two locations mentioned in the book to my "bucket list", the coastal villages of Glenmara and Kinnabegs, West of Ireland.The thimble is a gold one that she had from her Mother, a keepsake treasured after her Mum died.
There are some brilliant descriptions created by this author that I'd like to share:
"Interludes of conversation and companionable silence."
"Talk moving too rapidly for her to comment; words darting and swooping like an agitated flock of swallows."
"Her tears smeared the landscape into an impressionist painting, colours and shapes blurring, sobs audible blocking out all sound except that of her own voice."
There are issues: of jealousy amongst the lacemakers, wife beating, how change can disrupt a community built around tradition and ancestry, how villagers rally around each other - all engaging.
The Lacemakers prove enterprising and the twists of fate kept me forging through the pages....
When I reached the end though, the very last sentence was disappointingly, "It all remains to be seen."
I so wanted to know whether Kate's relationship with Sullivan leads to marriage?
At the start, I also wanted to know something of her experience in fashion, prior to her decision to travel across Ireland.
I am glad to have read this moving and very charming novel.
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