A tragic incident unlocks the slumbering talents of the fifty-something Bernie Moon in this powerful tale of female ambition, ageing and taking back control from the bestselling author of Chocolat.
A bold and timely novel from #1 bestselling author Joanne Harris that explores how women can feel invisible as they grow older - and what happens when they decide to take back control.
Have you ever felt invisible? Bernie Moon has given her life to other people: her husband, her son, her friends (who are these days, mostly online). At nineteen she was full of dreams and ambitions; now almost fifty, and going through the menopause, she's fading, fast.
Heartbroken and hormonal, she often feels like she's losing her mind. But when a young woman is murdered in a local park, it sparks a series of childhood memories in Bernie and with them, a talent that has lain dormant most of her adult life.
She promised herself she'd never think of it again. When she was a teenager, it almost destroyed her. But now she's older, could it be the power she's been missing? Could it be the chance to, finally, make them look?
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781398710849
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 298 g
Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 30 mm
Bold, brave and timely - Sarah Pinborough
This incendiary, brilliantly plotted thriller... will keep readers mesmerized right through to the glorious, explosive finale. This is a one-of-a-kind triumph - Publishers Weekly
4.5 rounded up
‘Little girl. Make them look’. As a child Bernie Moon is seen as different, strange and is an outsider. By 16, she’s transformed, they sure see her now and it seems her world is full of...
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This deserves 5 stars just for the beautiful prose; phrases that can be savoured and enjoyed just for their beauty and depth. This has always been Joanne Harris's talent, it's as if every line is laboured... More
Whether it be through the magic of Vianne Rocher and her world of chocolate or the Machiavellian world of St Oswald’s school, Joanne Harris is a consummate storyteller. Broken Light is a very different type of story;... More
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