The Survivors

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Parents ‘do’ remember the tragedy. Most locals saw the accident as an innocent sad tragedy ...and didn’t blame anyone .... A friend of mine swears by reading and listening to a book simultaneously. This is the first time I’ve done it. I found it a very enjoyable experience, allowing me to keep one story going. And this was a story I wanted to keep going.

so even though this wasnt the best reading experience due to editing issues, i still think the story itself is a really good one. Kieran gets a call that Brian has wandered off and is wading in the sea near when Bronte was found. Turnbull, Sue (23 September 2022). "It's a family affair as a woman goes missing and Jane Harper's Falk is on the case". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 9 December 2022. Keiran torna da Sydney a Evelyn Bay per aiutare i suoi genitori a impacchettare e traslocare, ora che suo padre è scomparso nel "vuoto" a causa di una demenza precoce. È stato via dodici anni, ormai vive e lavora in Australia. Ha appena avuto una bimba, e anche Mia, la sua compagna, viene da Evelyn Bay: era coetanea e migliore amica della quattordicenne scomparsa dodici anni prima. This is a story of grief, guilt and blame which weighs heavily on people and this is depicted really well and at times, very movingly. As you would expect from Jane Harper this is extremely well written and is an excellent portrait of a small community with suspicion hanging over it and the devastation that can cause. There are tantalising hints about the past and events in the present in this slow burner of a novel. In places I find the pace is a bit too slow in the first 50% but the pace increases in the second half as the mystery deepens and mistrust strengthens. This half makes for gripping reading as you really don’t know who to trust, who to believe and you cast your eye over everyone. I think the outcome is a good surprise and fits well with those tantalising hints! I love the atmosphere that the author creates using the weather to great effect and especially the past storm, she uses the ebb and flow of the cold ocean to symbolise the attitudes of the inhabitants of Evelyn Bay. This really resonates with me and it is as if you are actually present on the shore. I love the use of the dangerous caves which hide as much as the people do and are an excellent metaphor for submerged secrets. The character development is really good especially in Kieran’s family and you feel so much is weighing on his mother Verity's shoulders.I wish: It strikes me that Harper sacrifices some descriptive, atmospheric storytelling, and tension buildup for dialogue in this story. I wish there had been a little less dialogue. This ultimately falls under personal preference though! Also, for readers who have read her first two books, I do miss Agent Falk and I hoped he would continue to make appearances! The townspeople, his parents, and Kieran, will never forget the role he played during that horrible storm so many years ago. Visiting his hometown is a kind of torture for Kieran but one he thinks he deserves. No one can blame Kieran more than he blames himself for the deadly events of that day. Now, twelve years later, with the dead woman found on the beach, many of the same people of long ago become suspects and/or accusers, as the town rumors run rampant, in person and on Evelyn Bay's social media. People will say things, behind a screen, that they would never say to a person's face. Uno dei migliori amici di Keiran è Sean, fratello minore di Toby, l’altro morto in quel tremendo incidente. E Sean è ovviamente lo zio di Liam, figlio di Toby, che all’epoca era un bambino di sette anni, e ancora adesso, dodici anni dopo, accusa Keiran di essere la causa della morte di suo padre, lo incolpa di avergli rovinato l’esistenza.

Kieran, Mia, and their three month year old baby, Audrey, ( who were living in Sydney), planned to stay for a week. Sean invites Kieran, Mia and Verity for a dive. Brian wanders in and thinks that Kieran’s baby is Finn’s, suggesting that Finn got a girl pregnant before he died. Turnbull, Sue. "The Lost Man review: Jane Harper's third novel seals her spot as one of the best". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 29 December 2018.

The Survivors

Place is paramount, a multifaceted character that’s in turns brutal and breathtaking.” — Washington Post The Survivors is an intelligent and gripping novel, my third so far by Jane Harper. Much recommended! Ash, because of his weird obsession with George’s landscaping. But then George made a joke about Ash burying a body. Overall, despite my thoughts on the first part this is a really good, exceptionally well written and atmospheric slow burner with a fantastic setting in Tasmania, which I recommend.