Ever since boyhood, the curate had found a secret thrill in the labyrinthine contrivances of mystery novels: that these were set exclusively in a seaside England, where murder was more plentiful, that they were populated by a circular cast of changing names but set character mattered not at all, for the appeal was the same since curiosity first met construction, and was the same one that occupied him now in Troy's kitchen: How was it done?
This is what happened in Faha over the Christmas of 1962, in what became known in the parish as the time of the child.
To those who lived there, Faha was perhaps the last place on earth to expect a miracle. It had neither the history nor the geography for it. The history was remarkable for the one fact upon which all commentators agreed: nothing happened here.
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pickI‘ve been off of Litsy for a while and it‘s great to be back! Time of the Child was one of my favorite reads of 2024. This picture features some of my other favorites of last year. Here‘s to a great new year of reading. Cheers! 🥂
pickBeautiful slow paced story set in a small Irish town during the 1962 Christmas season. Story focused on community and family. Loved the ending, I did feel that it dipped in the middle of the novel. 4 🌟
pickBeautiful writing. Lovely story. But I grew a little weary of the linguistic gymnastics. What may take a sentence or two was always described in a page or two. Overall 3.5 stars. It was a very lovely story with beautiful writing. I just grew anxious for the end. 😘
Well Louise Penny will need to be put on hold. Library holds showed up. I only have 7 days to read Time of the Child so I have to hurry on to that one. My Favourite Terrible Thing is for our book club and I couldn‘t resist a new John Banville.
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