Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively

What she doesn't write, but what we see, is the march of time, relentlessly trampling every moment into the past; the ash-spiral fragility of memory; the transience of passion; the fact that even when we burn brightest we are already dying … Claudia, the protagonist of this book writes her own history, her intense incestious relationship with her brother, the bright doomed love affair of her 20's the grief of Tom's death coloured the rest of her life.  Her distant and harsh treatment of the child she wanted but never loved.  Not an easy book to read, but the language is beautiful.

Words used to describe it:  carry on, kalidescopicscaberous, historic, cutting, difficult, vicious

Marks out of 10:  between 6 - 9

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