A Darker Music

 A Darker Music

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       November 26, 2014

 

Author  Maris Morton

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ISBN:                 9781921640650
Publisher:         Scribe Publications Pty
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Deep, evocative and enthralling – words far too humble to describe just what a wonderful, touching, delightful book this is, especially so as it is a first offering from Marris Morton.

Encapsulating several months in the life of a family torn by emotional distrust, Morton portrays the deep and ever abiding love of a mother for her children, even in the depths of realisation of her own mortality.

Set in the South of rural Western Australia this is a gripping tale of modern life which, once started, can’t be put down until the last page is read.

Through the eyes of Mary Lanyon, temporary housekeeper, we share the day to day life of Clio, wife of wealthy landowner Paul Hazlitt and the coming to terms of the meaning of her life.

Mary takes on the challenge of cleaning up the house and in doing so takes on more than she bargained on; developing a deep caring for Clio, obviously very ill, the mystery of why Clio no longer plays music when all around her is the evidence of a strong passion for music and why there is such deep hatred between Paul and Clio.

Life on a Merino Stud is minutely detailed, the characters portrayed with a total sense of realism, so much so that you find yourself feeling the passions of lives changed on one man’s whim.

 

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