Our endless numbered days - Rambling Readers

386 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2015

ISBN:: 978-1-941040-01-0
OCLC Number:: 886485064

(2 reviews)

"Peggy Hillcoat is eight years old when her survivalist father, James, takes her from their home in London to a remote hut in the woods and tells her that the rest of the world has been destroyed. Deep in the wilderness, Peggy and James make a life for themselves. They repair the hut, bathe in water from the river, hunt and gather food in the summers and almost starve in the harsh winters. They mark their days only by the sun and the seasons. When Peggy finds a pair of boots in the forest and begins a search for their owner, she unwittingly unravels the series of events that brought her to the woods and, in doing so, discovers the strength she needs to go back to the home and mother she thought she'd lost. After Peggy's return to civilization, her mother begins to learn the truth of her escape, …

"Peggy Hillcoat is eight years old when her survivalist father, James, takes her from their home in London to a remote hut in the woods and tells her that the rest of the world has been destroyed. Deep in the wilderness, Peggy and James make a life for themselves. They repair the hut, bathe in water from the river, hunt and gather food in the summers and almost starve in the harsh winters. They mark their days only by the sun and the seasons. When Peggy finds a pair of boots in the forest and begins a search for their owner, she unwittingly unravels the series of events that brought her to the woods and, in doing so, discovers the strength she needs to go back to the home and mother she thought she'd lost. After Peggy's return to civilization, her mother begins to learn the truth of her escape, of what happened to James on the last night out in the woods, and of the secret that Peggy has carried with her ever since"--

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crabbygirl reviewed Our endless numbered days by Claire Fuller

Review of 'Our endless numbered days' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

it was not a spectacular book, but a good tale that pressed the reader to weave the 2 stories, past and present, back together. a good enough, and immediate enough, tale that I read in 2 days and reminded me of the pleasure and escape that a good book can bring. one thread of the book is her survivalist father, stealing her away into the woods at the age 8 where she's repeatedly told the world has come to an end. the other thread is nine years later, back in her mother's house with an 8 year old brother that was born in her absence. lots of good stuff to work with, and although the 'big reveals' were obvious along, it doesn't detract from the truth that all traumas need to be deal with in their own way.

Damien Ryan

rated it

Dec. 28, 2018

Subjects

Fathers and daughters
Family secrets
Wilderness
Fiction