Wildest of All
by P. K. Lynch
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Pub Date 1 Sep 2017 | Archive Date 19 Jan 2018
Description
The Donnelly family are a tight-knit bunch, but when one of their own dies suddenly, the mother, the daughter-in-law, and the daughter, despite being united in grief, are each sent hurtling in wildly different directions.
From the churches of Glasgow to the nightclubs of London, can they find their way back to each other before it's too late? And in the wake of a parent’s death, who exactly is responsible for looking after whom?
Lynch brings us an emotive journey, following Sissy, Anne and Jude as they navigate the roles of motherhood and family in the wake of the loss of a husband, father and son.
'A deeply moving and thought-provoking story about family ties, what breaks them, what heals and the wounds we all pick up as life swirls on.' Lucy Cavendish
'P.K. Lynch does it again with her second novel, demonstrating her skills as an author with real depth to her writing.' Matt Bendoris
'P. K. Lynch’s second novel is both disturbing and exhilarating, filled with joy and pain, humour and bitterness, and a group of characters who live, breathe, and illuminate Sissy Donnelly’s world in the aftermath of her father’s death. Wildest Of All delivers a magical and moving climax for readers of the modern world.' Ruby McCann
'A terrific read. I have nothing but envy for anyone who begins this book, because they have it all to come.' Roy Williams
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781785079283 |
| PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 288 |
Featured Reviews
Cristie U, Book Trade Professional
Wow! This book was so good! The author's portrayal of the characters and their relationships really held my interest!
Colette L, Reviewer
I read a short sample from this book on a blog and felt I needed to read the full thing. Set in Glasgow and London, this is a good present day family drama charting the lives of Donnelly family members following a bereavement. The main characters are the women, Sissy, her granny Anne and mother Jude but there is a full cast of great characters here. As I was reading this I was thinking how many of their issues could have been solved by talking honestly to one another and at the same time acknowledging the same is true for most families (my own included). I was totally drawn in the the lives of the Donnellys and wasn’t quite ready to leave them and think there’s scope for a follow on book which I would definitely want to read.
Angela M, Reviewer
3+ stars
A family becomes dysfunctional (or maybe they already were) as they try to find their way through their grief after the death of a loved one and for the most part do so alone. That was the saddest part of the story - that the characters had a long road finding their way back to each other and more importantly to themselves . Sad because by moving away from each other, they abandoned the means to help them heal.
"Peter Donnelly was not a celebrity or a politician. In fact, he was rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Even so, his sudden death was akin to a bomb going off in the Donnelly family, and all life after nothing more than a series of aftershocks, the effects of which would be felt far and wide for years to come"
The story is told from multiple perspectives- Anne, Peter's mother who tries to hang on through her Catholic Church, holding a secret that has broken her heart; Jude, his life partner and Sissy's mother, never having married, hiding guilt over something she almost did and the grief and sadness of her past with alcohol and pills; Sissy, Peter's seventeen year old daughter just doesn’t think she can function without her dad, runs from Glasgow to London and drugs and a rough lifestyle. While I was touched by these characters at the beginning and felt sorry for them in their grief, I became bored with them in the middle of the book. I was actually much more interested in Peter, the deceased father, son and lover of these women. Unfortunately we don't find our very much about him except that he was a loving father and an attorney turned musician . A somewhat predictable ending, but I admit that it was one I'd hoped for. Overall, it's a story I can say I liked, given that I found myself connected in the beginning and the end in spite of losing interest in the middle. I was interested enough to keep reading so 3+ stars .
I received an advanced copy of this book from Legend Times Group through NetGalley.
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