Sarah Winman

A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS is the unforgettable and completely captivating new novel from Sarah Winman, author of the international bestseller WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT. Marvellous Ways is eighty-nine years old and has lived alone in a remote Cornish creek for nearly all her life. Lately she's taken to spending her days sitting on a mooring stone by the river with a telescope. She's waiting for something - she's not sure what, but she'll know it when she sees it. Drake is a young soldier left reeling by the Second World War. When his promise to fulfil a dying man's last wish sees him wash up in Marvellous' creek, broken in body and spirit, the old woman comes to his aid. A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS is a glorious, life-affirming story about the magic in everyday life and the pull of the sea, the healing powers of storytelling and sloe gin, love and death and how we carry on when grief comes snapping at our heels.

A Year of Marvellous Ways

A special book. So many passages you want to cherish under your pillow, or phrases you want to melt on your tongue. 

Frederik De Bosschere

dija

A Year Of Marvellous Ways  is a beautiful heart warming read that i enjoyed more than i expected (which is good SO GOOD) 

It's about this eighty-nine-year-old brilliant woman called Marvellous Ways -I love her name SO BLOODY MUCH!!- Who sits by a creek waiting for her last adventure, she had plenty of them though but she is still waiting for the latest. And it's about Francis Drake a young soldier, worn out of war and broken hearted, these two characters will find their way to each other's lives and will tell tales you've never heard of before. 

 And i can promise you that you'll love her after reading only 2 pages of her POV, i mean come on who wouldn't love an old woman whose name is freaking MARVELLOUS 
Okay I'll show you a bit of how she speaks and all : 

'You again!'
And he said, 'Me again!'
'So what do you want? Wellness or hellness?'
And he quietly said, 'You-ness.'
And she said, 'ain't no Eunice living here.'
And he said, 'God damn iit, woman, you've still got a mouth! Now come down those steps and let me hold you.'

Um, i would like to see you try and write a better OTP than Marvellous and Jack...I've got all the time i am patiently waiting. 

 'Do you love me?'
'Yes Because i have more love to give.'
He reached for his ale. 'I still have guilt,' he said.
'Time swallowed mine.'
'Lucky.'
'No. Just very very tired,' said Marvellous.
'I won't go underground again,' said Jack. 'Just the sea for me now. I'll take my chances with the waves.'
'Swim with me,' said Marvellous. 
'I can't swim. I don't know a sailor who can.'
'We'll stay shallow and I'll hold you.'
'I'm a lot to hold.'
'I'm a good anchor.'

AAAAAHHHHHH The writing is so beautiful and poetic it makes me want to cry.
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I want to be Marvellous Ways when i grow up.

Sian Wadey

Sarah Winman is one of my favourite authors and I absolutely adored her first novel, so I waited to purchase this with anticipation. Unfortunately it was not as I expected.
Firstly, this novel is beautifully written. The writing is poetic and the characters jump off the page. The author's attention to detail is brilliant. I really liked the character of Francis Drake and the events that happened in his life were the most interesting for me.
But in some ways, it's good points are what made it so boring for me. The author uses ten words when one would do. The descriptions are far too flowery and distract from the story, although what the story is I couldn't tell you because NOTHING HAPPENED!!! It was just lots of flouncy vocabulary and tragic events that really amounted to nothing. I'm giving this three stars because I really like Winman and I hope the next novel she produces has the warmth and humour of her first.

*A Richard & Judy Bookclub Pick Spring 2016* A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS is the unforgettable and completely captivating new novel from Sarah Winman, author of the international bestseller WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT and a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. Marvellous Ways is eighty-nine years old and has lived alone in a remote Cornish creek for nearly all her life. Lately she's taken to spending her days sitting on a mooring stone by the river with a telescope. She's waiting for something - she's not sure what, but she'll know it when she sees it. Drake is a young soldier left reeling by the Second World War. When his promise to fulfil a dying man's last wish sees him wash up in Marvellous' creek, broken in body and spirit, the old woman comes to his aid. A Year of Marvellous Ways is a glorious, life-affirming story about the magic in everyday life and the pull of the sea, the healing powers of storytelling and sloe gin, love and death and how we carry on when grief comes snapping at our heels.

María Belén

3.5 stars

The beginning was a bit slow. It took a while to get into the story but once I was pulled into it I couldn't stop reading. 

The characters are charming and very well constructed. Marvellous is a very original and lovable character. And Drake is the perfect sidekick.

I really like the author's style and writing. A Year of Marvellous Ways in particular is written so beautifully, the prose is very poetic. This book oozes a sense of magic. It's a lovely story.

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Marvellous Ways is eighty-nine years old and has lived alone in a remote Cornish creek for nearly all her life. Lately she's taken to spending her days sitting on a mooring stone by the river with a telescope. She's waiting for something - she's not sure what, but she'll know it when she sees it. Drake is a young soldier left reeling by the Second World War. When his promise to fulfil a dying man's last wish sees him wash up in Marvellous' creek, broken in body and spirit, the old woman comes to his aid. A Year of Marvellous Ways is a glorious, life-affirming story about the magic in everyday life and the pull of the sea, the healing powers of storytelling and sloe gin, love and death and how we carry on when grief comes snapping at our heels.

A Year of Marvellous Ways

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