Two Daughters
Alison Edwards
Reviewed by Helen
3.5 stars
This is Alison Edwards debut story and I did enjoy it, the story as the title says is about two daughters who live on opposites sides of the world, who are both bought up by single dads in totally different worlds but years later their paths will cross, from the south coast of New South Wales to London this story takes the reader on a journey of life, love and lots of ups and downs.
Ava lives on the south coast of NSW with her father Jim who suffers from multiple scoliosis MS, her mother left when she was a baby and they live in a caravan on the edge of a national park, but her dream is to go the university and when she gets such good marks she is accepted and firstly off to Sydney, there she meets and makes friends with May, and also meets a Hollywood movie star before moving onto Cambridge University in London to complete a PHD in Political Science.
Laurie lives with her Professor of Marxist Thoughts father Eric, on the grounds of Cambridge University her mother died giving birth and she has lived a life of protests but a father who wants the best for her but Laurie is not sure what she wants but knows she wants away from Cambridge.
Ava puts everything into her PHD and then ends up marrying into the British establishment, where her life changes big time and as for Laurie she decides to have a baby as a single mum. Ava and Laurie meet and although they have one similarity in their lives they are both very different but there is one thing that will link them and neither was expecting this.
I did as I said enjoy this one, there are some wonderful characters in the story that add a lot to it as it moves along and the settings are very good, if political science, universities and PHD’s interest you then this is one to pick up, I am sure you will very much enjoy this well written story.
My thanks to the publisher Allen & Unwin AU for my copy to read and review.
This is Alison Edwards debut story and I did enjoy it, the story as the title says is about two daughters who live on opposites sides of the world, who are both bought up by single dads in totally different worlds but years later their paths will cross, from the south coast of New South Wales to London this story takes the reader on a journey of life, love and lots of ups and downs.
Ava lives on the south coast of NSW with her father Jim who suffers from multiple scoliosis MS, her mother left when she was a baby and they live in a caravan on the edge of a national park, but her dream is to go the university and when she gets such good marks she is accepted and firstly off to Sydney, there she meets and makes friends with May, and also meets a Hollywood movie star before moving onto Cambridge University in London to complete a PHD in Political Science.
Laurie lives with her Professor of Marxist Thoughts father Eric, on the grounds of Cambridge University her mother died giving birth and she has lived a life of protests but a father who wants the best for her but Laurie is not sure what she wants but knows she wants away from Cambridge.
Ava puts everything into her PHD and then ends up marrying into the British establishment, where her life changes big time and as for Laurie she decides to have a baby as a single mum. Ava and Laurie meet and although they have one similarity in their lives they are both very different but there is one thing that will link them and neither was expecting this.
I did as I said enjoy this one, there are some wonderful characters in the story that add a lot to it as it moves along and the settings are very good, if political science, universities and PHD’s interest you then this is one to pick up, I am sure you will very much enjoy this well written story.
My thanks to the publisher Allen & Unwin AU for my copy to read and review.
3.5 Stars
July 30, 2024 by Allen & Unwin
