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Twice The Speed of Dark
by Lulu Allison
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Pub Date
24 Nov 2017
| Archive Date
30 Sep 2018
Description
Anna is dismayed by the indifference she sees in the news to people who die in distant wars. In order to redress this, she writes portraits of unknown victims. Grief, caused by the death of her daughter Caitlin, and brought into sharp relief by the release of Caitlin's killer from prison, has in turn, imprisoned Anna. it is only through this writing that Anna allows herself an emotional connection to the world. Meanwhile Caitlin tells her own story from the perplexing realms of death, finally reclaiming herself from the brutality of a coercive and violent relationship. Anna s unresolved rage build to a pitch, until an unexpected intercession changes everything, offering hope from the most unexpected quarter.
Anna is dismayed by the indifference she sees in the news to people who die in distant wars. In order to redress this, she writes portraits of unknown victims. Grief, caused by the death of her...
Description
Anna is dismayed by the indifference she sees in the news to people who die in distant wars. In order to redress this, she writes portraits of unknown victims. Grief, caused by the death of her daughter Caitlin, and brought into sharp relief by the release of Caitlin's killer from prison, has in turn, imprisoned Anna. it is only through this writing that Anna allows herself an emotional connection to the world. Meanwhile Caitlin tells her own story from the perplexing realms of death, finally reclaiming herself from the brutality of a coercive and violent relationship. Anna s unresolved rage build to a pitch, until an unexpected intercession changes everything, offering hope from the most unexpected quarter.
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| ISBN |
9781911586449 |
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£10.99 (GBP)
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781911586449 |
| PRICE |
£10.99 (GBP)
|
Average rating from 6 members
Featured Reviews
Bonnye Reed F, Reviewer
Twice the Speed of Dark is a very interesting story. Told in the first person of a mother and her 19 year old murdered daughter, Twice the Speed of Dark takes place in a small town outside of Oxford, England. Caitlin is killed when her live-in boyfriend Ryan loses his temper one time too many and swats her good again, but in her fall she hits her head on a piece of furniture and dies. The jury saw this sweet faced blonde fella and decided it was manslaughter, giving him jail time of just a little under ten years. Her parents, Anna and Michael, cannot help each other through the pain, and separate shortly after the trail, Michael moving on and Anna remaining in the family home. But she cannot get out the the loop of mourning and anger. Eventually she retires, which only makes matters worse as she is constantly in the place where memories haunt her every moment.
And then Ryan is released from jail, and returns to the home of his mother. Shopping for a birthday gift for her dear friend, Anna sees him, walking down the street free as a bird and laughing as he talks on his cell phone. But Caitlin is still dead. And Anna comes unglued. How can she live, with him around, constantly reminding her of the injustice of her loss?
Featured Reviews
Bonnye Reed F, Reviewer
Twice the Speed of Dark is a very interesting story. Told in the first person of a mother and her 19 year old murdered daughter, Twice the Speed of Dark takes place in a small town outside of Oxford, England. Caitlin is killed when her live-in boyfriend Ryan loses his temper one time too many and swats her good again, but in her fall she hits her head on a piece of furniture and dies. The jury saw this sweet faced blonde fella and decided it was manslaughter, giving him jail time of just a little under ten years. Her parents, Anna and Michael, cannot help each other through the pain, and separate shortly after the trail, Michael moving on and Anna remaining in the family home. But she cannot get out the the loop of mourning and anger. Eventually she retires, which only makes matters worse as she is constantly in the place where memories haunt her every moment.
And then Ryan is released from jail, and returns to the home of his mother. Shopping for a birthday gift for her dear friend, Anna sees him, walking down the street free as a bird and laughing as he talks on his cell phone. But Caitlin is still dead. And Anna comes unglued. How can she live, with him around, constantly reminding her of the injustice of her loss?
