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Loading... The Sunflower Forest (original 1984; edition 1984)by Torey Hayden
Work InformationThe Sunflower Forest by Torey L. Hayden (1984)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Haven't read a Torey Hayden novel for a few years. This one didn't disappoint, though sad and disturbing I was hooked and didn't expect the plot to turn out as it did. ( ) This is different from the work that Torey is known for- her non-fiction books. I am a huge fan of Torey's books and love each and every one that I have read- this one included. Fans of her non-fiction will easily recognize her style and flow in this story. Its a beautifully sad story about a mother's struggle to deal with her past in Nazi Germany. It is told through the eyes of her teenage daughter. Its been a long time since I've read it but it has always stayed with me. The action in Torey Hayden's physcological novel 'The Sunflower Forest' is seen through the eyes of the teenage daughter of a disturbed mother. She is embarrassed by her mother's strange ways so she does not bring her friends home. All Lesley wants is normality. This is contrasted with her boyfriend's family - not really happy together but at least normal. However Lesley's younger sister Megan is obsessed with details of the holocaust and may be partly responsible for opening a can of worms. Or maybe the mother's past just overwhelms her, resulting in a tragedy which takes Lesley across the world to try to come to terms with what she now knows. no reviews | add a review
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Bestselling author Torey Hayden's new novel poignantly tells of a daughter's attempt to grow up in the shadow of her mother's haunted past. Warm, melancholy and evocatively rendered this book captures the essence of a family touched by sadness. A haunting tale of a family who can't escape the consequences of their mother's tormented childhood. Hayden, a master storyteller, again turns her talent to fiction in this novel that combines a psychological thriller with a nuanced family drama. Lesley's Hungarian mother Mara - charming, childlike, lovable - is traumatized by her adolescent Holocaust experiences. Though her American husband and daughters try to live a normal life, Mara holds them thrall to her moods and quirks. Lesley struggles to understand, but dealing with Mara is a severe strain which sets her apart from her peers. But when Mara's psychosis results in tragedy, Lesley goes to Wales in search of her mother's remembered joy. No library descriptions found. |
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