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The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood
- Narrated by: Jane McDowell
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
What has happened to Cornelia Blackwood?
She has a loving marriage. But she has no friends.
Everyone knows her name. But no one will speak it.
Cornelia Blackwood has unravelled once before. Can she stop it from happening again?
From a supremely talented storyteller, The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood is a powerful novel of motherhood, loss and loneliness and how we can make damaging choices when pushed to our emotional edge. A paperback bestseller with her debut novel, The Things We Never Said, and nominated for an RNA Award in 2014, Susan Elliot Wright has written a truly important novel that explores the dark depths of maternal psychosis with honesty and sensitivity.
Critic reviews
"Darkly compelling and richly plotted, this story of motherhood and secrets handles a difficult subject with skill and sensitivity." (Catherine Isaac, author of You Me Everything)
"A powerful, compelling and emotional rollercoaster of a novel." (Hannah Richell, author of The Peacock Summer)
"Dark and compelling, a slow-motion collapse; I read it in 24 hours with my heart in my mouth. So good!" (Julie Cohen, author of Together)
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- alda torri
- 22-01-21
Libro molto bello, tensione e profondità
Narratrice meravigliosa!
L ascolterei per ore e ore.
Mi aspettavo e speravo una fine diversa. Ma va bene anche così. Coerente con il mood dell'intero racconto.
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- jenny wren
- 02-08-20
Brilliant, but sad.
If you have ever lost a child, this would be upsetting; here are very graphic descriptions of this. However, although the book deals with themes of loss and death, and it is most definitely a tragedy, it is an excellent and absorbing listen. There's no sentiment, just an honest exploration of the way loss affects the main character, the Cornelia Blackwood of the title. Characters are not bad or good, but shades of grey, and there is much that's optimistic in the story, even though the end feels like there was no other alternative. Great depth, and suspense, but nothing gratuitous. Quite a triumph.
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