![]() ![]() Bernard MacLaverty is a master storyteller, and Midwinter Break is the essential MacLaverty novel: accurate, compassionate observation, effortlessly elegant writing and a tender, intimate, heart-rending story – but it is also a profound examination of human love and how we live together, a chamber piece of real resonance and power. As their midwinter break comes to an end, we understand how far apart they are – and can only watch as they struggle to save themselves. Things are not helped by memories which have begun to resurface of a troubled time in their native Ireland. Stella is tired of his lifestyle, worried about their marriage and angry at his constant undermining of her religious faith. Gerry, once an architect, is forgetful and set in his ways. ![]() Their relationship seems safe, easy, familiar – but over the course of the four days we discover the deep uncertainties which exist between them. In MacLaverty's quietly beautiful fifth novel, a retired couple faces up to past trauma and present incompatibility during a short vacation in Amsterdam. A holiday to refresh the senses, to do some sightseeing and generally to take stock of what remains of their lives. You can read this before Midwinter Break PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.Ī retired couple, Gerry and Stella Gilmore, fly from their home in Scotland to Amsterdam for a long weekend. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Midwinter Break written by Bernard MacLaverty which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty ![]()
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