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Glass Voices

von Carol Bruneau

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Surviving the Halifax Explosion is one thing, but how do Lucy Caines and her wayward husband, Harry, a couple who lose everything to the event's horrors, make peace with their grief? Rebuilding on the rustic shores of Halifax's Northwest Arm, steps from where the shaft of Mont Blanc's anchor lands that fateful day in 1917. But coping with the disappearance on that day of their infant daughter, they descend into an isolating denial: Lucy through guilt and reticence, and Harry through drinking and gambling. Despite the birth of a treasured son, each faces a future clouded by fear and apprehension. Then, fifty-two years after the catastrophe, Harry suffers a stroke. Lucy confronts the miracle of their survival and their debilitating loss, re-examining the past and her role in its making, and struggling to become the author of her own happiness.… (mehr)

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Bruneau's Glass Voices covers around five decades in the lives of Lucy, Harry, and their family. Harry, Lucy, and their young daughter survive the terrible Halifax Explosion. Harry is injured during the explosion. In the midst of this difficult time and its immediate aftermath, their son is born. What should be a joyous occasion is instead made stressful thanks to circumstances, especially since their daughter disappeared and was presumed dead. These events will follow the family for the rest of their lives, shaping them all in different ways.

I found this story confusing at times. It shifted past to present and back again often. The writing style did not mesh with me, making my reading fits of start and stop. It's not bad, just not my cuppa. I liked the colloquial language though. Phrases and slang of bygone eras fascinates me. I was unaware of the Halifax Explosion, and this prompted me to research it.

***Many thanks to the Netgalley and Nimbus Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. (

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Surviving the Halifax Explosion is one thing, but how do Lucy Caines and her wayward husband, Harry, a couple who lose everything to the event's horrors, make peace with their grief? Rebuilding on the rustic shores of Halifax's Northwest Arm, steps from where the shaft of Mont Blanc's anchor lands that fateful day in 1917. But coping with the disappearance on that day of their infant daughter, they descend into an isolating denial: Lucy through guilt and reticence, and Harry through drinking and gambling. Despite the birth of a treasured son, each faces a future clouded by fear and apprehension. Then, fifty-two years after the catastrophe, Harry suffers a stroke. Lucy confronts the miracle of their survival and their debilitating loss, re-examining the past and her role in its making, and struggling to become the author of her own happiness.

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