The Unbroken Beauty of Rosalind Bone

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Small Things Like These meets Under Milk Wood - this slim but devastating novel captures an entire village, an entire world, and the many ways in which a woman can be trapped. A real gem.' RUTH GILLIGAN, author of The Butchers The Unbroken Beauty of Rosalind Bone" is a beautifully crafted novel that captures the heart and imagination. With its themes of love, pain, and secrets, this book offers a powerful exploration of human emotions and the resilience of the human spirit.

Mary had a sister once, a girl of unparalleled beauty. Why did she disappear from the village in a shroud of shame all those years ago - and where is she now? Set in this atmospheric town, Catrin Bone is 16 and lives with her reclusive / Agoraphobic mother, Mary. Knowing only what she has been told her entire life, Catrin starts to wonder what is truth and what is fiction. The Unbroken Beauty of Rosalind Bone tells the story of a small village and the secrets of the people who live within it. Cwmcysgod is located in the Welsh valleys and the story is set in 2001. It begins with the tearaway Clements brothers setting fires that lead to consequences not just for them but for all those surrounding them. An old man with dementia walks the town, buying the same items at the grocery store for years, no one questions a man in his condition.Love, in all its forms, plays a significant role in this captivating tale. Love serves as a healing force, providing comfort and moments of joy amidst the characters' trials and tribulations. This short novella had me hooked from the start and I enjoyed the multiple point of views from a diversity of characters. The short chapters coupled with fast pace had me finishing this in one sitting. In the days and weeks following his murder, George Floyd swiftly became a symbol of much that is wrong in the US and abroad. But what of the man himself? In this year’s nonfiction Pulitzer prize winner, two acclaimed reporters bring painstaking rigour and intimacy to bear on their quest to know him, speaking to his family, friends and teachers, and detailing the historical and political events that shaped his experience, from slavery to mass incarceration. In illuminating Floyd’s life, this landmark biography underscores the meaning of his death. Small Things Like These meets Under Milk Wood - this slim but devastating novel captures an entire village, an entire world, and the many ways in which a woman can be trapped. A real gem.'RUTH GILLIGAN, author of The Butchers

Sixteen-year-old Catrin Bone knows only what she has been told. Now, she is beginning to question her small world, and a version of the past that seems to entrap and embitter her reclusive mother, Mary. Beautiful, incredibly painterly and full of breathtaking details. A devastating portrait of a particular place, which draws you in with its brutality and beauty' CARYL LEWIS, author of DRIFT The writing was SO beautiful, so descriptive, I could picture everything and everyone so vividly, down to the lines on their faces.

Meanwhile, the Clements brothers are causing trouble fuelled by their desperate bid to escape poverty. Whilst old Dai Bevel, continuing to baffle locals through his strangeness, dreams of a girl he used to know. Tensions begin to rise as these characters come together and finally unearth the secrets from the past.