" All Women Become Their Mothers like. That Is Their tragedy. No man does. That's history."
I chose this quote from Oscar Wilde's brilliant to recommend reading a novel recounting the unusual history of difficult relations between three generations of English women (mothers, daughters, sisters, nieces, friends, enemies ...), the Second World War to today.
'The Rain Before it Falls' by Jonathan Coe (2007 - 278 pages)
Level Minimum Requirements: B1 +
(to determine your level of reading, see the pages of June 09 of this blog)
Interestingly, besides the plot of drawers weighed down by the stifling atmosphere of unspoken and dark secrets is the construction of the novel: an old lady (who just died) says twenty old photos and weaves before our eyes the son of a history of friendship and hatred among girls who grow up together, make promises, get married, betray, back towards each other, are other girls in the world that revived the process of secrets, cowardice, etc..
The tone is melancholy to perfection, even pessimistic perfectly!
But writing that leaves traces, memories of the various tragedies remain long after the last page.
Many thanks to my dear friend Cathy for this precious gift.
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