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A Terrible Kindness -Book Review

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A Terrible Kindness is a standalone novel by Jo Browning Wroe.The story focuses on the life of Embalmer William Lavery and how facing the terrible tragedy of the Aberfan disaster eventually helps him tackle past traumatic events he has buried for years.

I really liked in the character of William,the way his life was written felt so real and you really felt you were going on a journey with him and facing his past with him.

I also really liked cheeky chappy Martin and how with his schemes he brought some light relief to the story.

My favourite part of book were the flashback chapters about William’s life as a chorister as they gave you an insight into why William grew up to the confused and frightened young man he was.

I thought the whole book was written extremely well and tackled a host of difficult themes entwined into the one story.

This book was definitely an emotional rollercoaster,but one you wanted to see through to the end as you were rooting for William all the way through.

I would throughly recommend this book to anyone who likes emotive or historical fiction,and I will definitely read more books by this author

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A big thank you to NetGalley and Faber and Faber for my advanced copy

Links

Jo Browning Wroe

http://www.instagram.com/jobrowningwroe

To Buy

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terrible-Kindness-Jo-Browning-Wroe-ebook/dp/B094674G1X/ref=nodl_

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