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The theme at the FOOT/HEART of the book lies in the relationships
HEART
O´Grady ............................ fresh life into this novel
BREATHES
The evocative theme GRIPS/RESONATES with many.
RESONATES
As the plot thickens, the reader finds themselves GRIPPED/DOOMED in the intrigue
GRIPPED
Narrative suspense CULMINATES/LIES around the seemingly trite question.
CULMINATES
Her marriage ends in PIECES/TATTERS
TATTERS
Against this BACKGROUND/BACKDROP questions emerge.
BACKDROP
The novel is RIDDLED IN/LADEN with images of concealment
LADEN
The power relations at RISK/PLAY in the encounters are painted in Paolo´s rural community
PLAY
Thes images help to paint a lucid CANVAS/PICTURE of turn of the century small town in South America
PICTURE
Images are carefull placed in the first chapter and MIRRORED/PLOTTED throughout
MIRRORED
The tension from chapter to chapter gently CULMINATES/CLIMAXES in spine-chilling finale
CULMINATES
With more than a passing HAND/NOD/FOOT to history, this novel describes the complex sibling relationship
NOD
From the start the relationship was DOOMED/LADEN
DOOMED
Often the story was MARRED/LADEN with historical inaccuracies
MARRED
There was too often a BACKDROP/TENDENCY to overdramatise
TENDENCY
