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The group had very mixed reviews for this contemporary novel, which begins in Glasgow then moves to a fictional village somewhere near Oban, loosely modelled on Kilmartin. Star ratings ranged from none to five which illustrates how divided we were. Most of us struggled to get into the story, despite an intriguing first chapter, and we found it hard to empathise or sympathise with most of the characters, even the main protagonist, Justine, finding them annoying and/or dislikeable. There were two
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A difficult book to read. I was half way through before I began to enjoy it. Justine, has actually quite a lot of common sense in her favour and comes across as possibly the most 'grounded' adult in the book, apart from the tramp.
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