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St. Martin's, Aug 2004, 23.95, 352 pp.
ISBN: 0312324561
Londoner Claudia Barron feels that this winter will never end as her life is gloom and doom caused by her husband, who is spending time in prison. From great wealth and position, Claudia is broke and looked at with ridicule from her former friends, the rich and famous. Needing to regain control of her shattered life following the betrayal, Claudia knows she must leave London to start fresh where no one knows her or her infamous spouse.
Claudia changes her name and relocates to Court Barton, a remote village in Dorset, where she buys an ugly bungalow because that is all she can afford. She obtains a job at the local school, but tries to stay low keyed and by herself. The glitter and glamour buried in London. However, as the BLACKTHORN WINTER provides a final seemingly endless April frost, the villagers wonder who the outsider really is and why she rusticating here when she is obviously big city glitz even as they draw her into the local grumbling society.
This entertaining contemporary tale stars a wounded protagonist fleeing from her “complex” failed urban life to the simpler existence of a small village. The story line focuses on Claudia's attempts to stay aloof more because she still hurts from the duplicity of her spouse and her subsequent fear of becoming involved. The locals are an eccentric crowd who readers see mostly through the “bias” of Claudia. Though the action is limited, fans of English village tales will enjoy the warmth that follows the BLACKTHORN WINTER.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s)
Yes
Loss of...
- husband/boyfriend/squeeze
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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