"A beautifully eloquent and thoroughly modern gothic tale slicing its suspenseful way through the generations of a family and their relationships."
A beautifully eloquent and thoroughly modern gothic tale slicing its suspenseful way through the generations of a family and their relationships. After a dreadful accident, Cammy begins to investigate the family curse, that the women in the line lose the one they love. I absolutely adore Keith Stuart’s writing, he is always original and each book feels as different as can be from those that have gone before. Though as I said in my review of LoveReading Star Book, The Frequency of Us: “Each of his novels have been completely different, yet there is a thread of connection. He opens a door to a side of being human that you might not have seen and encourages emotions to flood your heart and soul”. Cammy narrates, unpicking the past and the route her life has taken. She is able to reflect, to be honest, and it felt as though I was sitting beside as she told her story. A feeling of the supernatural steals across the pages, ensuring tension increases along with intrigue. Yet, while undeniably creepy it also feels grounded, raw, and real as heck. The sense of place within the church was immense. My emotions were unsettled and I had absolutely no idea where this story was going to take me. I absolutely loved the way this book made me feel, and so it has been chosen as a LoveReading Star Book, as well as Liz Pick of the Month. Achingly emotional, Love is a Curse is a unique relationship story that twists and flows through and around the women in one family.
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From acclaimed author Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks and The Frequency of Us, comes a daring and unique story of heartbreak and hope.
A single sentence was all it took to define Cammy's life. They came as her beloved artist aunt was dying, a teenage Cammy standing by her bedside: 'Did your mother ever tell you about the curse?'
Cammy is warned that the women in her family are destined always to lose the one they love. She thinks nothing of it - until the day when, in her late twenties, her new boyfriend is hit by a car. Convinced she is to blame, Cammy begins to investigate the one-hundred-and-fifty-year story of a family that is both ordinary and remarkable, tragic and beautiful.
But is the curse real, or is there an answer lurking in the letters, diaries and paintings of generations of women whose hearts were broken?
Love is a Curse features in the following genres: Family Drama, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Thriller and Suspense, Gothic, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Fiction, Styles (G), Style qualifiers, Fiction: narrative themes
Love is a Curse is available in Paperback, Hardback
Love is a Curse was written by Keith Stuart and published by Sphere an imprint of Little, Brown
Love is a Curse has 395 pages
£8.99
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