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Isa And May (2010)

by Margaret Forster(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0099542099 (ISBN13: 9780099542094)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Vintage

review 1: I found this quite a different novel than others of Margaret Forster that I've read and I wondered how autobiographical it was. The more I read, the more I questioned not only my relationship with my Grandmothers but also that which I see developing between my Mother and my Daughter and her other grandchildren. I enjoyed the story and thought it very clever that Isamay was also completing an MA in relation to Grandmothers and what their role brings to society. This was a rare book, one which brings you thought on several levels. I didn't expect the ending and actually found her partner Ian's relationship with his family to be completely unnecessary to the story other than to further clarify why he "didn't do" family.
review 2: I put off buying this as altho... moreugh [[ASIN:0140258361 Shadow Baby]] is my favourite book of all time, the last couple of Margaret Forster's books didn't hit the same mark as far as I'm concerned.This book although really plays to the authors exceptional skill in writing about family relationships both those that work and those that don't. The characters were all likeable, especially both Grandmother's who though totally different had both contributed and been involved in Isamays life. I love the way the different relationships including the natural frustrations that occur in family life are described.Isamays dissertation on other Grandmothers nicely interjects the main story and as it is a dissertation does so in a natural and readable way.I will read this again I'm sure and have another excuse to remember my Grandmother who helped shape my life less

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