Author:Amanda Hodgkinson
The new novel from the author of 22 Britannia Road, Amanda Hodgkinson.
'Hogkinson's second novel is simply but elegantly written, its subtle charms emerging as her gentle, bittersweet story shows history repeating itself over the generations' Sunday Times
1913. Unmarried sisters Nellie and Vivian Marsh live an impoverished existence in a tiny cottage on the banks of the Little River in Suffolk. Their life is quiet and predictable, until a sudden flood throws up a strange fish on their doorstep and a travelling man who will change them forever.
1939. Eighteen-year-old Birdie Farr is working as a barmaid in the family pub in London. When she realises she is pregnant she turns to her mother Nellie, who asks her sister to arrange an adoption for Birdie's new born daughter. But as the years pass Birdie discovers she cannot escape the Marsh sisters' shadowy past - and her own troubling obsession with finding her lost daughter will have deep consequences for all of them . . .
'This is a story that explores motherhood and sisterhood with great subtlety and power . . . with its strong storytelling, haunting characters and beautiful, supple prose, Hodgkinson's fiction deserves a wider audience' Independent on Sunday
'Spilt Milk is a refracted version of real life, that impossible mess we inherit and muddle through, yet transmuted here into something shining and meaningful, told in beautiful prose' Financial Times
'A potent, moving story of mother and sisterhood' Sainsbury's Magazine
'A tale of sisterhood, lies and illegitimate babies' Good Housekeeping
Amanda Hodgkinson was born in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset and grew up in Essex and Suffolk. She currently lives in south-west France with her husband and two daughters. Her first novel, 22 Britannia Road, is available in Penguin.
Hogkinson's second novel is simply but elegantly written, its subtle charms emerging as her gentle, bittersweet story shows history repeating itself over the generations
—— Sunday TimesThis is a story that explores motherhood and sisterhood with great subtlety and power . . . with its strong storytelling, haunting characters and beautiful, supple prose, Hodgkinson's fiction deserves a wider audience
—— Independent on SundaySpilt Milk is a refracted version of real life, that impossible mess we inherit and muddle through, yet transmuted here into something shining and meaningful, told in beautiful prose
—— Financial TimesExplores love, betrayal and loyalty. Lyrically written and wonderfully convincing, this is a rich and memorable read
—— Sunday MirrorA realisation of a rural life . . . a quietly engrossing saga
—— Daily MailA potent, moving story of mother and sisterhood
—— Sainsbury's MagazineA tale of sisterhood, lies and illegitimate babies
—— Good HousekeepingA moving and lyrical story . . . wise, perceptive, warm and heartbreaking, this is a story that lingers long in the mind
—— Lancashire Evening Post[Foulds] matches his flair for rhythm with a skilful ownership of both his prose and a complex narrative. All delivered with a minimalist restraint.
—— Will Dean , IndependentThere's much to admire in this novel. Foulds has a searching eye for detail and an apparently helpless compulsion to wring imagery from his subject.
—— Tim Martin , Daily TelegraphFoulds’s writing invites...returning to consider each layer of the composition...there is a prismatic quality to the language which allows various levels of interpretation to be separated out and refined.
—— Thea Lenarduzzi , Times Literary SupplementWonderfully enticing.
—— Lucian Robinson , Literary ReviewIndividual scenes are often gripping, shocking or moving.
—— John Harding , Daily MailThe bloody horrors of conflict are captured with visceral aplomb in this fine, minimalist novel.
—— iSome of the most vividly evoked battle scenes I've read – he doesn't shy away from taking risks … chilling and touching all at the same time.
—— John Preston , Evening StandardFoulds has the literary intelligence to turn the commonplace on its head.
—— Alberto Manguel , GuardianA high-class thriller … Foulds has a literary novelist's feel for [Sicily's] harsh beauty.
—— Mail on SundayFoulds’ prose is superb… It reads like Catch-22 written by Evelyn Waugh.
—— Good Book GuideIt’s an ambitious book and the writer relates his story with poetic precision
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