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Disputed Land
Disputed Land | Tim Pears
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Leonard and Rosemary Cannon summon their middle-aged offspring, along with partners and children, to the family home in the Welsh Marches for the Christmas holiday. As the gathered family settle in to their first Christmas together for some years, the grown siblings - Rodney, Johnny and Gwen - are surprised when they are invited to each put stickers on the furniture and items they wish to inherit from their parents. Disputed Land is narrated by Leonard and Rosemary's thirteen-year-old grandson, Theo, who observes how from these innocent beginnings age-old fissures open up in the relationships of those around him.
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Tamra
Disputed Land | Tim Pears
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“Harmony exists only in music…And then rarely. A single family can no more sort out its legacy than society can…”

This is a family drama set over the Christmas holiday that wrestles with the question of what and how much one generation owes another.

Soft pick - this one won‘t be living on my shelves, despite the fabulous cover.

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Tamra
Disputed Land | Tim Pears
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Up next - because I‘m a sucker for cover art! 😜

Aimeesue That IS a great cover! 12mo
Julsmarshall Gorgeous! 12mo
jlhammar Beautiful! 12mo
batsy Lovely! 12mo
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Tamra
Disputed Land | Tim Pears
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Hip Hip Hooray for book mail!

Soubhiville I love this cover! 3y
Cathythoughts Sounds good 👍🏻❤️ 3y
Tamra @Soubhiville I love woodcut art too! 3y
Tamra @Cathythoughts I‘m guessing I‘ll like Pear‘s writing so I‘ve ordered a couple of his books. 🤞🏾🤞🏾 3y
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rachaich
Disputed Land | Tim Pears
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Brilliant!
Really superbly written, full of interesting characters and giving me thoughts.
Definitely seeking more of his books 😊😊😊😍😍

Tamra My library via Libby offers an ebook trilogy by Pears, but not this one. 🤨 Shoot! 3y
Crazeedi I have read 3 books by this author, and loved them! 3y
Crazeedi This one 5 stars 3y
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Crazeedi Another excellent book 3y
rachaich @Tamra I must look on my Libby. 3y
rachaich @Crazeedi more to add to my list 😅😅😅 3y
Crazeedi @rachaich join the crowd!! 3y
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rachaich
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Another beaut of a cover.
I've read one other by him.
This tells of an extended family and is narrated by the 13 year old grandson.

Tamra Oh this family drama sounds good! I like these kinds of intimate portraits of characters. 3y
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