Midwinter Break, Bernard MacLaverty
Midwinter Break, Bernard MacLaverty
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Midwinter Break
A Novel

Author: Bernard MacLaverty

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart

Unabridged: 9 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/22/2017


Synopsis

Gerry, once an architect, is forgetful and set in his ways. Stella is tired of his lifestyle and angry at his constant undermining of her religious faith. Things are not helped by memories that resurface of a troubled time in their native Ireland. As their vacation comes to an end, we understand how far apart they are—and can only watch as they struggle to save themselves.

Bernard MacLaverty is a master storyteller, and this is the essential MacLaverty novel: compassionate observation, elegant writing, and a heartrending story. It is also a profound examination of human love and how we live together—a chamber piece of resonance and power.

About Bernard MacLaverty

Bernard MacLaverty is the author of eight books, including Grace Notes, which was short-listed for the Booker Prize and won the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer on February 06, 2019

The family is raised, the work’s done. That can’t be it, can it? There’s ten or twenty years left over, as it were. We’ve cut the life of our cloth wrongly. It doesn’t fit …. I have a sense of drift. I want to do something with the time I have left. Other than watch you drink This book is the sto......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 28, 2021

Gerry and Stella Gilmore have been married for decades. They share many memories, fond ones and troubling ones. Shared habits, jokes and endearments are indications of their love and caring. Can a shared history bring contentment, or was Chaucer correct when he said, "Familiarity breeds contempt"?(......more