A Seven Year Ache
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Rosie Kelvey is a spirited and willful prairie woman of the early twentieth century whose ache to pursue her own desires goes against the harsh and limiting moral landscape of her time. She has what the neighbours teasingly call “two men on her hook”: an older, passive husband and a virile, young lover. But life is perilous for those who are poor and female and, undeterred by the misfortunes that befall her wayward sisters, Rosie is inexorably drawn to an all-consuming flame.
Through Rosie’s eyes and in her fresh, lusty voice, Fisher Lavell explores themes of poverty, loss, and upheaval. Based closely on the hardscrabble lives of the author’s errant aunties, A Seven Year Ache paints their tragedies, heartaches, and passions on a large and vibrant Prairie canvas.
Customer Reviews
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Fisher Lavell's brilliance in storytelling shines a light in the darkness through this raw and revealing historical masterpiece. How on earth is this just her first novel? I felt like I was transported back in time and witnessed the unfolding events first-hand.
The story takes place in the 1920s and 30s. It tells the stories I have only heard whispered while in the company of my elder women; they who witnessed or lived through such common events among the poorest of the poor in our history.
Although the novel contains cussing and raw sexual scenes, it is in keeping with the time and class who are portrayed. I loved how the women were appropriately depicted with strength and a resolve to protect their families, even at the risk of their own lives. It would be so easy to judge them but they are the backbone of communities who came later and fought for women's places and rights. They deserve a place of honour in our hearts.
I can't wait for the next book in the series.
By A. McCoy