Guilt Joan Ellis Mr Chee Lau Miss Sophie Boyes 9780993009129 Books
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‘You died a month before your fifth birthday. You were probably dead long before Mum downed her third gin with Porky Rawlings.’ Seven-year-old Susan is alone with her younger brother when he dies of an overdose. The guilt informs the rest of her life. When it threatens to destroy not only her but also her relationship with her new baby, she sets out to discover the truth. What she discovers is as disturbing as it is magical.
Guilt Joan Ellis Mr Chee Lau Miss Sophie Boyes 9780993009129 Books
Joan Ellis’s Guilt is an unconventional novel, a perfect example of what writers are capable of when unconstrained by convention. This quiet book packs a loud punch, bringing round for final inspection the idea that life is a circle and as it nears the end, the beginning will tend to rear its ugly head. Especially if the beginning is fraught with psychological damage such as that suffered by Susan, who as a small child witnessed the neglect and death of her younger, much beloved, brother Mark.After years of alternating between wondering about and pushing away that horrible day, Susan sets her mind to discover once and for all what really happened to her darling Mark. She remembers Mummy went to the pub and Daddy wasn’t quite together enough to right a deadly wrong, but there’s a big black hole in the middle of all that. Throughout her fervent recollections, Susan talks to Mark as if he is still with her, as of course in one way, he is. He haunts her every thought, imposes his unlived life on her every action. Mark’s death won’t be the last tragedy to befall Susan, but it is the one that every other thing her tattered life hinges upon.
When Susan finds a job and a boyfriend one significant year, she cannot know how swiftly everything will change or how urgent her quest to know the truth about Mark will become. Soon, just as she is rendered almost completely incapable of action, it becomes imperative that Susan find answers to decades-old questions. So, as she slowly falls apart, she somehow manages to trudge through despair to find the truth beneath the mud of time.
Joan Ellis has a mind that knows how the human brain ticks. She knows its every fault, it’s every trick. She understands how to turn the muck of a not-quite-ordinary life into something like a heroic high-wire act, and for that, this reader has only admiration.
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Guilt Joan Ellis Mr Chee Lau Miss Sophie Boyes 9780993009129 Books Reviews
This one put me through the wringer a bit. It's definitely not a feel good novel, though it does have its heartwarming moments. Most of it is bleak and raw. I'm happy to discover what I think is a very talented author and look forward to reading more of her work.
Many years ago, Susan's little brother died while in her care. The guilt from his death continues to rule her life even when she has her own little boy to mother. Shockingly, the tragedy happened when she was only seven and her little brother almost five. A seven year old shouldn't even be left alone to care for themselves, let alone for another. Who is to blame, the child who took mothers pills? The slightly older sister watching him? Or the parents, the father who was working and left them in the care of the unstable mother who left her children alone to go out with another man? Little Mark was the clear favorite child of them both and with him gone, Susan suffers even more than she had before. When she's grown and has a child of her own, she fears she'll hurt him and is too anxious to mother him in most any way. If she can't face her demons, she'll lose everything.
I love books that just seem to flow. You don't want to put them down even if you're uncomfortable, you don't get confused by the characters or distracted from the story. This book flows and I read it all at once. Joan Ellis is one to watch for! I came away from it not only thinking about guilt and maternal instincts, but how small decisions we make every day can alter so much.
I received a copy of this book from the author and Booklover Catlady Publicity in exchange for an honest review, thank you!
As I kept reading the story, it was as if a part of my was totally empathizing with Susan, the protagonist. The pain of losing someone dear is something which cannot be expressed in words. In addition, being blamed for that loss leaves one feeling guily for the rest of one's life.
Joan Ellis has brought out the unhealed wounds of a young woman named Susan Wheeler. The emotional and mental trauma that Susan underwent as a seven year old, followed her into her motherhood. It was then that she decided to face her demons from the past.
The story subtly brought out the innocence of a little child and how this is cleverly exploited by adults to conveniently blame the child for their misdoings. Little do such adults realize that by making children the scapegoats for their misadventures , they are scarring these angels for life.
But as is said, all is well that ends well. Every dark cloud has a silver lining. Once Susan found the silver lining in her cloud,a beautiful blue sky opened up for her. Susan's journey from a guilt-ridden child to becoming the seeker and finding answers, is truly inspiring.
P.S - I received a free copy of this book from Booklover Catlady Publicity in exchange of an honest review. Thank you Maxine.
I was at first confused at where the story was going. Not sure if it was being told in first person or third person. But I believe that was the clever touch of the pen by the author.
The story is told through the eyes of Susan. At the age of seven, her irresponsible mother leaves her alone with her four year old brother who chooses to be a tragic mistake, after her brother finds his mothers tablets and takes them subsequently losing his life.
As an adult Susan finds it difficult to bond with her own child so she begins to write a very long letter to her dead brother about everything that had happened in her life since his passing.
This novel was so unbelievably gripping I read from beginning to end in one sitting. This is the second novel I have read by this author and I must say it definitely won't be the last.
Joan Ellis’s Guilt is an unconventional novel, a perfect example of what writers are capable of when unconstrained by convention. This quiet book packs a loud punch, bringing round for final inspection the idea that life is a circle and as it nears the end, the beginning will tend to rear its ugly head. Especially if the beginning is fraught with psychological damage such as that suffered by Susan, who as a small child witnessed the neglect and death of her younger, much beloved, brother Mark.
After years of alternating between wondering about and pushing away that horrible day, Susan sets her mind to discover once and for all what really happened to her darling Mark. She remembers Mummy went to the pub and Daddy wasn’t quite together enough to right a deadly wrong, but there’s a big black hole in the middle of all that. Throughout her fervent recollections, Susan talks to Mark as if he is still with her, as of course in one way, he is. He haunts her every thought, imposes his unlived life on her every action. Mark’s death won’t be the last tragedy to befall Susan, but it is the one that every other thing her tattered life hinges upon.
When Susan finds a job and a boyfriend one significant year, she cannot know how swiftly everything will change or how urgent her quest to know the truth about Mark will become. Soon, just as she is rendered almost completely incapable of action, it becomes imperative that Susan find answers to decades-old questions. So, as she slowly falls apart, she somehow manages to trudge through despair to find the truth beneath the mud of time.
Joan Ellis has a mind that knows how the human brain ticks. She knows its every fault, it’s every trick. She understands how to turn the muck of a not-quite-ordinary life into something like a heroic high-wire act, and for that, this reader has only admiration.
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