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The Fortunate Brother

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The Fortunate Brother by Donna Morrissey

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A rich and compelling novel about murder in a claustrophobic Newfoundland community from bestselling and award-winning novelist Donna Morrissey

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19 Jul 2017

Liz-anne

Thanks to Nicole Sweeney at Canongate Books for copies of The Fortunate Brother by Donna Morrissey for the DI Book Club. When I first started reading the book I found the language of the characters quite difficult. I could understand the language but how to pronounce what they were saying was a bit difficult. I suppose if I was Canadian then it would have been easier. That aside I really did enjoy the book. I was totally drawn in to the story of Kyle and his family in the small outpost of Hampden on the Newfoundland coast. Donna Morrissey really captures the claustrophobic...

Thanks to Nicole Sweeney at Canongate Books for copies of The Fortunate Brother by Donna Morrissey for the DI Book Club.
When I first started reading the book I found the language of the characters quite difficult.
I could understand the language but how to pronounce what they were saying was a bit difficult. I suppose if I was Canadian then it would have been easier. That aside I really did enjoy the book.
I was totally drawn in to the story of Kyle and his family in the small outpost of Hampden on the Newfoundland coast.
Donna Morrissey really captures the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small coastal town, where everyone is either related or knows one another. As the story unfolds there is a realisation that
this is not the case. People have secrets and pasts that they are reluctant to share.
Atmospheric and tense, this book is a page turner.
I wasn’t aware until I had finished the book that The Fortunate Brother is part of a trilogy
and I already have a copy of Sylvanus Now that I am looking forward to reading.

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