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| Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London
2004 |
Kith and Kin is another gem from Stevie
Davies — crafted, moving and minutely well-observed.
A.L.Kennedy
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Kith and Kin is a dark coming of age but there
is never anything clichéd in Stevie's treatment of
character or theme. She is a writer of calibre, who cuts to
the quick of human experiences and emotions, exploring the
shifting and conflicting facets of human nature.
Mara and Frankie are cousins and best friends, growing up
in the stifling atmosphere of Swansea in the 1950s in an environment
in which grudges are born through the smallest of provocations
yet endure for generations. The cousins' complex relationship
explodes in the 60s — a decade in which notions of family
and kinship are overturned. Together they are drawn to the
idealism of 'free love' and social revolution, of fluid relationships
and a new way of living. But the dream turns sour and a bitter
battle of wills results, ending in tragedy and the loss of
a child. In the 1990s, Mara confronts unanswered questions
about Frankie's suspicious death.
This is a powerful exploration of the limits and conflicts
of friendship and of one generation's ultimately destructive
quest for freedom. |
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