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Summary: The first review
Review: Margaret Forster takes us on a wonderful journey through Catherine's discovery of her dead mother. The 'memory box' her mother leaves her daughter as she dies, when the child is only six months old, reminds us of the importance of personal history and the sense that it gives us all of our grounding in life. The journey that Catherine undertakes leads her to question her own lifestyle and the relationships with her father, stepmother and Tony her boyfriend. To the very end she reconciles her feelings for the mother she tried to ignore and discovers unexpected truths about herself. The box for thirty years enclosed and contained within the attic of her family home, once opened like Pandoras Box, couldnt be closed again. An engaging story which will make you question your history.
Rating:
Summary: The first review
Review: Margaret Forster takes us on a wonderful journey through Catherine's discovery of her dead mother. The 'memory box' her mother leaves her daughter as she dies, when the child is only six months old, reminds us of the importance of personal history and the sense that it gives us all of our grounding in life. The journey that Catherine undertakes leads her to question her own lifestyle and the relationships with her father, stepmother and Tony her boyfriend. To the very end she reconciles her feelings for the mother she tried to ignore and discovers unexpected truths about herself. The box for thirty years enclosed and contained within the attic of her family home, once opened like Pandoras Box, couldnt be closed again. An engaging story which will make you question your history.
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Summary: Compulsive read
Review: This is an inspiring novel which proves to be a really compulsive read.
It is beautifully written, strong from start to finish and highly successful in capturing the readers attention and drawing them into the vivid mystery of the 'memory box'. I was eager to follow Catherine in unravelling the mystery of the abstruse box that was left to her by her mother who died when Catherine was barely six months old. The book is quite emotional at times and I found it interesting to observe how the 'memory box' slowly changes Catherine's feelings for her deceased mother. As Catherine studies the objects from the box, she learns more and more about the person her mother was and feels a strong connection with the woman she never knew. Lauren Haigh Age 14
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