Have had a checklist of issues, none are examined in any depth. Unfortunately, because the author seems to Domestic violence, racism, sexual identity,Ĭolonialism, sexual assault, police brutality, employment discrimination, andĮnvironmentalism are just some of the topics that are addressed. The number of social issues that are mentioned. Had abandoned her family when her daughter was a child. Involves too much tying up of loose ends characters who appear only in theīeginning re-appear, and we even learn about the fate of Coventina’s mother who
I didn’tīut it has quite a few elements of a soap opera: hidden/stolen identities, an undying romance,Ī long-lost child, a murder mystery, implausible escapes, and coincidental Unwittingly passed to their children, but, unfortunately, this trait makes them Seems to be that their secretiveness is an inheritance their parents Neither is communicative so both experience Present time, Byron and Benny are both self-centred and immature. The world, they find connections and heritage in various places. Just as their mother’s black cake incorporates ingredients from around Byron and Benny come to realize how little Long-buried family secrets their mother begins her story in the 1960s on anĪt the centre of her story is not Eleanor but Coventina Lyncook, a young long-distanceĮleanor’s recording narrates a story which connects Coventina and EleanorĪnd explains what happened to them over the last 50 years.
Been keeping me entertained on walks for the last few weeks.Ĭalifornia, Eleanor Bennett has just died, leaving her adult children (sonīyron and daughter Benny) a lengthy audio recording.
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