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'A modern Gothic novel unlike any other, about love and loss echoing through the ages. Sad, sweet, funny and hopeful' --- Emilia Hart (author of Weyward) From acclaimed author Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks and The Frequency of Us, comes a daring and unique story of heartbreak and hope. A single sentence was all it took to define Cammy's life. They came as her beloved artist aunt was dying, a teenage Cammy standing by her bedside: 'Did your mother ever tell you about the curse?' Cammy is warned that the women in her family are destined always to lose the one they love. She thinks nothing of it - until the day when, in her late twenties, her new boyfriend is hit by a car. Convinced she is to blame, Cammy begins to investigate the one-hundred-and-fifty-year story of a family that is both ordinary and remarkable, tragic and beautiful. But is the curse real, or is there an answer lurking in the letters, diaries and paintings of generations of women whose hearts were broken? 'An original yet entirely universal story - sweeping in its scale, yet sweet-tempered, moving, and just the right amount of spooky. I loved it' --- Samuel Burr (author of The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers) 'Love Is a Curse uses Gothic so cleverly. I binged the ending in one sitting and was absolutely gripped (and may have had a tear or two in my eye!)' --- Sarah Brooks (author of The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wasteland) READERS ARE IN LOVE WITH LOVE IS A CURSE 'One minute I'm on the edge of my seat and the next I'm reaching for tissues. Love, love, LOVED IT!' READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Full of twists and drama and all you need from a good book, a fantastic novel once again bravo!!!' READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This has to be my favourite of Keith Stuart's novels so far. It is an absolute celebration of the pursuit of love through adversity' READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This whole book is an entire feeling. It's raw, gothic, suspenseful, thought provoking and an emotional read. Loved it' READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Stuart has a gift for storytelling. Not a word is wasted and it reads beautifully.' READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I loved this book. It had everything, suspense, horror, love. You name it this book had it!' READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'What a fantastic read, everything you'd expect from Keith Stuart and more' READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Very well written, with great characters, in whom you become fully invested' READER REVIEW ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Love is a Curse is a gothic story both in setting and substance. Camilla lives in a converted church and this atmospheric setting plays its part extremely well in giving an impression of foreboding and long-held secrets. There's a sense throughout of something a little malevolent lurking for every female member of Camilla's lineage. This is not a dual timeline story but one which fills in the blanks from the past with letters, articles, diaries and the like, all punctuating the contemporary storyline in which Camilla must decide whether or not to risk her love for Ben. I liked this device which allowed the whole picture to present itself to Camilla and to the reader in a most interesting way.
This is a multi-layered and really involving novel, It has some unusual aspects that made it feel original, with kind of an ethereal edge to it. I haven't read any other books by Keith Stuart and I gather this one is a bit of a change of style for him. I found it well-written and intriguing, with a quick-witted and spirited narrator in Cammy, and a storyline that kept drawing me back in. ( )