Eleanor Thom
Auteur de The Tin Kin
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Eleanor Thom
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1979
- Sexe
- female
- Études
- University College London
University of Glasgow
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 34
- Popularité
- #413,653
- Évaluation
- 3.3
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 6
The title of this book is clever, referring both to a medical condition that both Helena and Dora have, and to the connective tissue that binds them together through the generations of their family. There's also a theme of trees running throughout the book which felt like a metaphor for the family tree. Eleanor Thom's writing is contemplative and powerful, and knowing that she is in effect writing about her own family in fictionalised form makes this story even stronger and even more compelling. I didn't find it to be a quick read but it's a worthwhile one.
Connective Tissue is a haunting and moving story of motherhood and migration, and the invisible threads that link us to the past and made us who we are.… (plus d'informations)