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A review by georgey1809
The Best Way to Bury Your Husband by Alexia Casale
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
I want to start off saying Casale is a tremendous author; her writing keeps you engrossed and wanting more.
I automatically loved Sally, I just wanted everything to be okay for her. This is a darkly funny book with a heavy subject matter but it's so well done you forget about it.
We are slowly introduced to Ruby, Samira and her daughter's Leila and Maryam, and Janey and her daughter Ava and watch as their bonds of friendship grow through their unconventional meetings. Each lady is witty and clever and you watch as they slowly overcome years of being pushed down. Casale takes her inspiration for this novel from real life encounters she had with DV victims throughout the lockdown and she talks about this further in her author's note in the beginning and end of the book which is an important read.
It was strange being back to the beginning of lockdown when we could only go out for an hour at a time and the shelves were bare at the supermarkets but again Casale does this well, drawing from own experiences to help us relate.
I highly recommend this one
I automatically loved Sally, I just wanted everything to be okay for her. This is a darkly funny book with a heavy subject matter but it's so well done you forget about it.
We are slowly introduced to Ruby, Samira and her daughter's Leila and Maryam, and Janey and her daughter Ava and watch as their bonds of friendship grow through their unconventional meetings. Each lady is witty and clever and you watch as they slowly overcome years of being pushed down. Casale takes her inspiration for this novel from real life encounters she had with DV victims throughout the lockdown and she talks about this further in her author's note in the beginning and end of the book which is an important read.
It was strange being back to the beginning of lockdown when we could only go out for an hour at a time and the shelves were bare at the supermarkets but again Casale does this well, drawing from own experiences to help us relate.
I highly recommend this one