Daisychains of Silence Review
Daisychains of Silence - a story of love, lies and memory
Charged with the fragility of family and the power of forgiveness, Daisy’s story unfolds over three days of memories and misunderstandings during a visit to her mother, who’s in the early stages of dementia.
'MacLeod has the eye of a photographer, a painter, an ability to draw our attention to details that matter: a crocheted curtain, filthy from neglect, a beloved hand-made doll, cords of colored thread glistening on a well-used table, scars that form a smile... MacLeod's characters will stay with you long after you've finished this lovely book, and you'll find yourself rooting for them, each and every one, despite their flaws or maybe because of them.' ~ Mary Vensel White, author of The Qualities of Wood, Harper Collins, Jan 2012
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An idyllic childhood in the highlands of Scotland ends abruptly when Daisy is sent to boarding school, but that’s just the beginning of her unravelling. Fall-out from her parents’ disintegrating marriage spirals her into chaos; childhood memories intrude.
Daisy keeps it all inside but she has had enough. Forbidden contact with her family she marries Jake, a musician, determined to build her life from scratch based on honesty, not lies.
All goes well for twenty five years till Jake faces a crisis of his own. Daisy reverts to old ways of coping as betrayal and family secrets are exposed, loosening the threads woven so tightly into the fabric of her life. A gun and a bundle of letters at her mother’s house trigger a series of painful but ultimately cathartic memories, forcing Daisy to re-examine her past.
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