From Death, New Beginnings
The reading of Jonathan Coulter's will throws discord amongst his three adult children. Unusually it is up to them to decide how to split the estate between them, but there's no mention of their mother or the woman who was responsible for their parent's split and living with their father at the time of his death. Is it their father's intent that they bequeath something from the estate? Set over one weekend this is a look at how three very different adults react to their father's wishes, reflecting on the past as they try to come to some kind of agreement.
It's very much a character-driven novel, and Bond is very clever in how each is drawn, taking aspects of their life and their pasts to show where they are now. It's not a novel where something totally and dramatically unexpected happens. It's just a look at raw emotions, how death can make us re-evaluate not just ourselves as individuals but also our lives.
This is the second Caroline Bond book I've read. She's very skilled at using multiple characters, based around and reacting to a singular event. I will certainly look out for her future titles.
It's very much a character-driven novel, and Bond is very clever in how each is drawn, taking aspects of their life and their pasts to show where they are now. It's not a novel where something totally and dramatically unexpected happens. It's just a look at raw emotions, how death can make us re-evaluate not just ourselves as individuals but also our lives.
This is the second Caroline Bond book I've read. She's very skilled at using multiple characters, based around and reacting to a singular event. I will certainly look out for her future titles.