Maggie O'Farrell's Instructions for a Heatwave
O'Farrell's latest, after the awesome The Hand That First Held Mine and others, takes place in England in 1976 during a major drought, and involves a fairly dysfunctional Irish family--and what happens when their father disappears. The three adult siblings all have a lot of stuff going on--the older two are in complicated and/or unhappy relationships, and the youngest (an undiagnosed dyslexic, which is very frustrating for a modern reader) is living a somewhat punk-ish life in New York (I'm pretty sure her night job is supposed to be at CBGB's! She is the best!)--but they all come together to track down their father. Who isn't the only one keeping secrets! Family drama ahoy! Though the drama is not TOO dramatic, and even with so much going on, O'Farrell keeps things on the lighter side. Really an enjoyable read, one I'll recommend a lot. A-.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on June 18th.
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