Scan barcode
A review by mixingrealitywithfiction
The Spoon Stealer by Lesley Crewe
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I’m not sure how to word a review for this book at all. I felt the emotion this book brought. I just feel like crying because it’s over, for the family, for Vera and for our wonderful Emmeline.
I’ve been pondering over this for the past few weeks and I still have no words. So I’ll just go with the flow and hope for the best…
I used to be a cover judger and if I still was, I doubt this would have made its way to my reading pile, let alone me sit here pondering on how to word a review. Now, I go by the blurb like any normal book lover does. So, with that in mind, I knew this was a book I needed to read.
Emmeline has written a memoir of her endeavours over the years, so when she attends a memoir classes over a series of weeks, she meets a fantastic bunch of women who become fast friends but all very eager to hear more from Em’s memoir, so as the classes draw to a close, the friends continue on with Em’s memoir, meeting once a week. It is during these sessions that we learn more and more about Emmeline, her relationships and her decisions. This is not by any means an easy to read book at times but the topics tackled are done in a sensitive way and describes an estranged family relationship with such care, that by the end I felt completely overwhelmed by just how far Emmeline had come in her life and her relationships with her friends and family. I felt she went from strength to strength as a character and one that is strong-minded and funny.
Vera, though. Such a loveable character. She made me laugh and cry. Some of the things she came out with. You’ll be howling. Would you be believe me when I say she’s a dog?! No, thought not.
I’d recommend this book to fans of both, contemporary and historical fiction but also to those who are fans of a dual timeline and those who are memoir readers.
I’ve been pondering over this for the past few weeks and I still have no words. So I’ll just go with the flow and hope for the best…
I used to be a cover judger and if I still was, I doubt this would have made its way to my reading pile, let alone me sit here pondering on how to word a review. Now, I go by the blurb like any normal book lover does. So, with that in mind, I knew this was a book I needed to read.
Emmeline has written a memoir of her endeavours over the years, so when she attends a memoir classes over a series of weeks, she meets a fantastic bunch of women who become fast friends but all very eager to hear more from Em’s memoir, so as the classes draw to a close, the friends continue on with Em’s memoir, meeting once a week. It is during these sessions that we learn more and more about Emmeline, her relationships and her decisions. This is not by any means an easy to read book at times but the topics tackled are done in a sensitive way and describes an estranged family relationship with such care, that by the end I felt completely overwhelmed by just how far Emmeline had come in her life and her relationships with her friends and family. I felt she went from strength to strength as a character and one that is strong-minded and funny.
Vera, though. Such a loveable character. She made me laugh and cry. Some of the things she came out with. You’ll be howling. Would you be believe me when I say she’s a dog?! No, thought not.
I’d recommend this book to fans of both, contemporary and historical fiction but also to those who are fans of a dual timeline and those who are memoir readers.