I've always thought that the probate process would make an interesting read. This book deals with a story outflowing from the will and subsequent probate of a mother to her child. For some reason she leaves half of a house to her daughter and half of the house to her estranged husband, ignoring her other daughter, who she had with another man/sperm donor. I dont understand why she has not updated her will and removed the husband if he is no longer a relevant factor in her life, that's assuming that it was her house to begin with. Of course I may have misread it, maybe they owned the house together and have not gone through a divorce procedure (perhaps it was previously passed down from the husbands family). But why would half go to the daughter? this property would normally just go to the husband (if legally he was still her spouse), I cant figure out a believable arrangement in which the daughter and her father would be joint benefactors, either it would all go to the husband, or to the daughter, in the latter case half would likely go to her half sister, unless she has been disowned. This is the most interesting aspect of this book, it would be great if an awesome tax dodge is revealed, this simply can't remain a mystery.
The other interesting part is the way that the daughter missed her mothers funeral, because of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption had prevented all flights into the UK in 2010. This process of airspace closure was not investigated, the volcano was not even mentioned, amazing considering this was the first time that the Met Office had issued a VAG for such a long time over such a wide area, closing the airspace to the delight of the media. There are so many facets of this process which would have really shone in this book.
I didnt get a spooky atmoshpheric vibe at all, just a standard Scottish setting, the remote Scottish house with random people. The way this book begins is not going to rattle your bed posts. Focussing on two females that move into their dead mothers house and bond for the very first time-ahum. It's well written, enjoyable, even if the interesting facts are dismissed during this 30 page portion, the characters are robust and really show their distinct characters. I'm hoping that the author uses some of her theoretical physics knowledge in this book, maybe they could adopt a cat and call it Shrodingers, although I would prefer some light hearted special relativity, red shift, dopler radars perhaps. But even if all of the interesting avenues remain unwalked, the writing is good enough to make the paddle down a slower stream good fun all the same.
The other interesting part is the way that the daughter missed her mothers funeral, because of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption had prevented all flights into the UK in 2010. This process of airspace closure was not investigated, the volcano was not even mentioned, amazing considering this was the first time that the Met Office had issued a VAG for such a long time over such a wide area, closing the airspace to the delight of the media. There are so many facets of this process which would have really shone in this book.
I didnt get a spooky atmoshpheric vibe at all, just a standard Scottish setting, the remote Scottish house with random people. The way this book begins is not going to rattle your bed posts. Focussing on two females that move into their dead mothers house and bond for the very first time-ahum. It's well written, enjoyable, even if the interesting facts are dismissed during this 30 page portion, the characters are robust and really show their distinct characters. I'm hoping that the author uses some of her theoretical physics knowledge in this book, maybe they could adopt a cat and call it Shrodingers, although I would prefer some light hearted special relativity, red shift, dopler radars perhaps. But even if all of the interesting avenues remain unwalked, the writing is good enough to make the paddle down a slower stream good fun all the same.