Linda Gillard
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 3.98 | 575 Users | 98 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Emotional Geology |
| ISBN: | 1905175078 (ISBN13: 9781905175079) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.lindagillard.co.uk/emotional-geology.php |
Description Concering Books Emotional Geology
Rose Leonard is on the run from her life. Taking refuge in a remote island community, she cocoons herself in work, silence and solitude in a house by the sea. But she is haunted by her past, by memories and desires she'd hoped were long dead. Life and love are offered by new friends, her lonely daughter, and most of all Calum, a fragile younger man who has his own demons to exorcise.But does Rose, with her tenuous hold on life and sanity, have the courage to say yes to life and put her past behind her?...
Describe Containing Books Emotional Geology
| Title | : | Emotional Geology |
| Author | : | Linda Gillard |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | June 10th 2005 by Transita (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Contemporary. Cultural. Scotland |
Rating Containing Books Emotional Geology
Ratings: 3.98 From 575 Users | 98 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books Emotional Geology
I liked the sound of this novel, but the publisher blurb about books for 'mature women' unnerved me a bit. I wasn't sure if I wanted to count myself as that quite yet! But no fear, this is simply a really good book. Every box was ticked - plot, characters, setting. A perfect balance of thought and feeling. People who acted in a way that made sense, to me as a reader at least, if not always to themselves. I loved where the characters lived and the things that drove them. This is the sort of bookRose, has moved to a Scottish Island that has no mountains. Gavin climbed mountains. Rose tries to convince those around her that she is over Gavin, but moving on with her life is proving a challenge. A Bi-polar sufferer, Rose believes that the remoteness of her new home and her textile therapy and work is helping her to heal emotional scars of her past.Enter, Calum, another one of the author's gorgeous leading men. Calum is the distraction Rose had not counted on. Calum is strong, handsome and
This book had so much promise for me - a beautiful Hebridean setting, a love story so drenched in the creativity of the two lovers, the fact that they are two grown-ups. This is is a novel with warmth, empathy and heart. I am loving what I've started to call for myself 'ScotLit' (sorry) - wonderful novels in which the power of the Scottish landscape is almost as much a protagonist as the characters, and which are mature and full of insight. However, my reservation about this one is that it
Linda Gillard's Emotional Geology is an incredible debut. The paths of a bipolar mother haunted by her dead husband who was no gem, their daughter dealing with her own guilt, and a Scotsman with his own buried pain are intricately woven together and lead you to discoveries you do not expect. Gillard even manages to throw in bits of humor to lighten things up along the way.This non-linear read jumps around a lot. Sometimes that bothers me in a book, but not with this one. I think that's because
Months ago I read a wonderful book called Star Gazing. Its author, Linda Gillard, lives on an island off Scotland and I soon became FB friends with her. Recently I learned she had a few copies left of her earlier book, Emotional Geology, so I bought one. I don't know how many U.S. readers are familiar with Gillard's work, but I would encourage anyone who likes a deep love story (as opposed to what we all call romance) to find either of these books and read them.Warning though, Emotional Geology
My first thought when I finished reading Emotional Geology was masterpiece. Beautifully written and deeply moving, its the story of a woman with bipolar disorder who is trying to start afresh after a traumatic relationship break-up and the resultant mental breakdown.Rose, a textile artist buys a cottage on Uist, a remote Scottish island, and meets Callum, a poet, teacher and the younger brother of her neighbour Shona. Rose wonders why this handsome, charming forty year old is alone. Though there
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