Pea's father died in an accident, and now she only has her little sister, Margot for company. Their mother is too sad to take care of them and has withdrawn to a place where Pea cannot reach her, no matter how hard she tries.When Pea meets Claude, a neighbour who seems to love the meadow as she foes, she wonders if he could be their new papa. But what secret is Claude keeping.
Published by: Bloomsbury
Year: - Paperback
Pages: 263
ISBN: 978-1-4088-4184-6
It was back on the 24th October that Jo over at Through the Keyhole mentioned she had been reading 'The Night Rainbow' by Claire King. As I can't read my Kindle in the bath, especially after what happened to me at the beginning of the month, I tend to have a book on hand for such eventuality. Having just finished Beautiful Child by Torey Hayden I had started reading Philomena by Martin Sixsmith on my Kindle. Arriving home from work late one evening all I wanted was a long leisurely bath with a good book. I searched on the 'to be read shelf ' and pulled out a book that didn't appear to be as thick as War and Peace only to discover it was 'The Night Rainbow' by Claire King. I have really enjoyed reading this book and I have found it to be a very entertaining read. The story is told through the eyes of a child and tells of her adventures during one hot summer. Pea has recently lost her father in an accident and her mother is finding the loss hard to bare, especially as she is heavily pregnant. Pea and her little sister are pretty much left to their own devices throughout this time much to the concern of her friend and neighbour Claude. Eventually events dictate a change in the life of Pea and her family. I would certainly recommend as one for the wish list for reading.
I'm really pleased you enjoyed reading it. So, did you guess the twist? I was flabergasted and my mind went back over every page wondering if there were clues. There were, but I didn't pick them up.
ReplyDeleteHello Mitzi,
ReplyDeleteYour blog post sent someone to my own blog, so I popped by to say hello. Thank you for your recommendation, I'm delighted you enjoyed The Night Rainbow in the bath (!) and was so interested by the fact that you got your recommendation from Jo, who in turn got hers from Anna, that I wrote a little blog post about it.
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