Let your hair down and enjoy a tale about seven aberrant sisters and mother Ireland With names that dance on the reader's tongue like Oona, Berenice, Enda, Pertilly, Ida, Darcy and Manticory- The True and Splendid History of The Harristown Sisters is a rare gem of a read that is sure to surprise readers. Set in Ireland during the mid and late 19th century this novel first starts in humble and tragic circumstances introducing the reader to a flock of Irish sisters who all share an abundant amount of hair and pleasing voices. Fear of continued poverty, perverse coercion and maltreatment soon forces the Swiney sisters onto stage performing satisfactory songs and dances to a seated audience, it is only when the sisters sit themselves and unfurl their locks that the magic and simple genius of this performance reach the feet and imaginations of the captivated viewers and offers a tempting prospect for the seven Swiney Godivas. Narrated by one of the sisters, the reader is immediately exposed to the poverty and misery that infested Ireland during this period. The famine during the mid and late 19th century is brought to vivid light complete with all the drudgery and morbid elements while keeping the flow and continuation of the story in mind that the narrator touches on details but never lingers too long to lose the reader in the muck. As the pages turn the writing quickly becomes poetic and the narrator continues in this fashion in a very unique storytelling style that may delight many readers but may annoy others. The gentle reader is warned that graphic passages lurk in these pages (acts of cruelty and depravity directed at animals and humans) that although lends to the harsh reality of the time period may overstep entertainment boundaries for some readers. The True and Splendid History of the Harristown Sisters may have its foundation in history loosely basing details on the tragic and fascinating story of the real life Sutherland Sisters but the novel also harbors dark tendrils of Gothic elements that interlaces with dark parables and perfectly relevant maladies to create a unique story that will surprise the reader who doubts in this tale of hair. True the main bones of the story consist of an obsession of tresses or mania for long locks and the travels of seven sisters but there is so much more waiting for the brave reader. So let your hair down and enjoy a tale of seven aberrant sisters and mother Ireland with The True and Splendid History of The Harristown Sisters. * I would like to thank Bloomsbury USA and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and enjoy The True and Splendid History of The Harristown Sisters -EGP/May 2014 Comments are closed.
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