A complex family drama spanning the 20th century from the author of Kindle bestseller, HOUSE OF SILENCE.
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“There has been much love in this family – some would say too much – and not a little hate."
Looking back over a turbulent lifetime, Flora Dunbar recalls an eccentric childhood lived in the shadow of her twin, Rory, a musical prodigy; then early marriage to Hugh, a handsome clergyman twice her age. Motherhood brought her Theo, the son she couldn't love, but in middle age she finally found brief happiness in a scandalous affair with her nephew, Colin.
Now Flora Dunbar is dead. But it isn’t over.
The spectre at the funeral is Flora herself, unobserved by her grieving family and the four men who loved her...
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Reviews of A LIFETIME BURNING...
"An absolute page-turner! I could not put this book down and read it over a weekend. It is a haunting and disturbing exploration of the meaning of love within a close-knit family... Find a place for it in your holiday luggage!"
www.LoveReading.co.uk
"A bold and powerful novel about a family in turmoil."
West Highland Free Press
"The emotional power makes this reviewer reflect on how Charlotte and Emily Bronte might have written if they were living and writing now."
Northwords Now
"This book will affect you profoundly... It is also a goldmine for bookclub group discussions." Rhapsody in Books Weblog
"Disturbing themes, sensitively explored... An emotional avalanche."
Lochcarron Reading Group
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“There has been much love in this family – some would say too much – and not a little hate."
Looking back over a turbulent lifetime, Flora Dunbar recalls an eccentric childhood lived in the shadow of her twin, Rory, a musical prodigy; then early marriage to Hugh, a handsome clergyman twice her age. Motherhood brought her Theo, the son she couldn't love, but in middle age she finally found brief happiness in a scandalous affair with her nephew, Colin.
Now Flora Dunbar is dead. But it isn’t over.
The spectre at the funeral is Flora herself, unobserved by her grieving family and the four men who loved her...
~~~
Reviews of A LIFETIME BURNING...
"An absolute page-turner! I could not put this book down and read it over a weekend. It is a haunting and disturbing exploration of the meaning of love within a close-knit family... Find a place for it in your holiday luggage!"
www.LoveReading.co.uk
"A bold and powerful novel about a family in turmoil."
West Highland Free Press
"The emotional power makes this reviewer reflect on how Charlotte and Emily Bronte might have written if they were living and writing now."
Northwords Now
"This book will affect you profoundly... It is also a goldmine for bookclub group discussions." Rhapsody in Books Weblog
"Disturbing themes, sensitively explored... An emotional avalanche."
Lochcarron Reading Group
